What is the molecule that carries the genetic message from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes
100
A molecule that is t-shaped carrying an amino acid and containing a codon
What is trna
100
Any shift or change in the sequence of DNA
What is a mutation
100
A linear code of 3 sequential bases on one side of a DNA molecule
What is a codon
100
Encodes information
What is DNA
200
chloroplasts are to glucose as ribosomes are to this substance
What is a protein
200
The three nitrogen bases found on tRNA
What is an anticodon
200
DNA codes for proteins which allow an organism to grow and function.
What is how are traits determined by DNA
200
Met, Ala, Arg, Lys
What is the amino acid sequence for 5'-AUGGCAAGAAAA-3'
200
Explains why some microorganisms have the ability to repair a malfunctioning gene by using the human version of the gene
What is the genetic code of all living organisms is universal
300
A type of ribonucleic acid that is like a protein synthesis factory
What is rRNA
300
The role of ribosomes in protein synthesis
What is translates mRNA into amino acid chains
300
The main purpose for the sequence of nitrogenous bases
What is carrying instructions for the traits of an organism
300
Nitrogenous bases
What is what makes up the genetic code
400
The RNA strand that goes with this DNA strand
3’-GCA-5’
What is CGU
400
The purpose of translation
What is creating polypeptides and eventually proteins
400
Cell mutations within a DNA sequence
What is a natural event
400
The DNA triplets that code for amino acids are common to these
What are all living things
400
The condition represented by 3 chromosomes at location 21
What is Downs syndrome
500
What carries the genetic information from the nucleus
What is RNA
500
The specific destination of the anticodon
What is mRNA
500
Mutated DNA sequences are passed to offspring through these
What are gametes
500
More likely to produce a functional protein than a frameshift mutation
What is point mutation
500
Genetic Code
What is composed of nucleotide triplets, carries instructions for translating information into proteins, responsible for alignment and sequence of genes on a chromosome