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DNA Replication
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The Genetic Code
Mutations
100
The function of DNA replication.
What is duplicate DNA?
100
RNA that carries the instructions for polypeptide synthesis.
What is mRNA?
100
RNA that carries amino acids to the site of protein synthesis.
What is tRNA?
100
AUG
What is the start codon? (met)
100
Gene mutations that involve a change in one or few nucleotides.
What is a point mutation?
200
Enzyme that joins nucleotides and proofreads new DNA.
What is DNA polymerase?
200
Portions of the mRNA that is cut out and discarded for protein synthesis.
What are introns?
200
Functions in the synthesis of proteins, made of rRNA and proteins.
What is the ribosome?
200
UUU
What is Phe?
200
Insertions and deletions of nucleotides changing the group of three nucleotides that code of an amino acid.
What is frameshift?
300
Enzyme that unzips the DNA double helix.
What is helicase?
300
The enzyme that synthesizes RNA.
What is RNA polymerase?
300
The term for the three unpaired bases on the tRNA.
What is an anticodon?
300
UGA
What is STOP?
300
Loss of all or part of a chromosome.
What is a deletion?
400
Replication in which each new DNA molecule consists of one new and one old DNA strand.
What is semi-conservative replication?
400
Region of DNA that RNA polymerase binds to start transcription.
What is the promoter?
400
The "three letter word" in the mRNA that designates an amino acid.
What is a codon?
400
GAU
What is Asp?
400
AGU is mutated to AGC. Harmful or no affect on protein?
What is no affect?
500
The rule describing A=T, G=C in a DNA molecule.
What is Chargaff's rule?
500
Nucleotide only found in RNA
What is uracil?
500
Amino acids contain an R-group, carboxyl group and a ______ group.
What is amine?
500
AGA
What is Arg?
500
When part of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another?
What is a translocation?