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DNA & RNA
Replication & Repair
Transcription & Translation
Mutations
Random
100
Sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base combine to make this structure
What is a nucleotide?
100
Step 1 of DNA replication and repair
What is Strand Separation
100
The three types of RNA
What is Messenger RNA, Transfer RNA and Ribosomal RNA
100
A missense mutation is an example
What is a small scale mutation?
100
Attached to the end of DNA strands
What is a telomere?
200
Thymine with Adenine and Guanine with Cytosine are examples of this
What is complementary base pairs?
200
Step 2 of DNA replication and repair
What is Building Complementary Strands
200
The DNA rewinds itself into a double helix during this stage of Transcription
What is Step 3: Termination?
200
Improper cell division during Meiosis I results in this
What is Trisomy 21?
200
A fundamental principle of molecular genetics which states that genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins
What is Central Dogma?
300
A deoxyribose sugar and a ribose sugar is an example
What is the difference between RNA and DNA?
300
Step 3 of DNA replication and repair
What is Dealing with replication errors
300
Contains an anticodon and an amino acid
What is Transfer RNA?
300
A prenatal test that detects whether a baby carries a chromosomal abnormality
What is amniocentesis?
300
Germ Line and Somatic are examples
What is what are two types of Gene Therapy?
400
Genetic Blueprint for the organism
What is DNA
400
This enzyme unwinds the DNA helix
What is Helicase?
400
The assembly of amino acids into a polypeptide using the information encoded in the RNA
What is Translation?
400
Arises from inaccurate DNA replication
What is a Spontaneous cause?
400
For example, we insert the human insulin gene into bacteria and the bacteria makes human insulin
What is genetic engineering?
500
Link between genetic information from DNA to protein
What is RNA
500
Several closely related enzymes that assemble nucleotides into new DNA strands
What is DNA Polymerase
500
A mechanism by which the information encoded in DNA is copied into a complementary RNA strand
What is Transcription?
500
Caused by an environmental agent, known as a mutagen, that directly alters DNA within a cell
What is an Induced cause?
500
To mass produce organisms with desired qualities; To replace human organs; To repopulate endangered species;
What is reasons for why we clone?