The process where mRNA copies the genetic code from DNA is called __________.
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Name two ways that a virus is different from a regular cell
It doesn't have a nucleus, organelles, a cell membrane.
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What has to happen to DNA in order for it to be copied by mRNA?
It must be unzipped by DNA helicase
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If the mRNA codon is UAG, then what is its complimentary tRNA anticodon?
AUC
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Proteins are made up of long chains of __________.
Amino acids
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If the tRNA anticodon is CGC, then what is the amino acid?
Alanine
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You use an __________________to fight a bacteria, and a _________________to fight a virus
antibiotic, vaccine
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What is the bond called that holds two nitrogenous base pairs together?
Hydrogen
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What is the name of the sugar found in RNA?
Ribose
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If a frameshift mutation from exposure to radiation caused a segment of RNA to change from AUC to UAG, what would happen to the protein during translation?
It would stop
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Where does translation take place?
In the cytoplasm at a ribosome
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A virus reproduces using the _____________ or the __________ cycle.
lytic or lysogenic
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What is the process called where DNA makes an exact copy of itself?
Replication
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Which nitrogenous base would never be found in RNA?
Thymine
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What amino acid would pair up with the beginning DNA bases TAC?
Methionine
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What is the bond called that holds two amino acids together?
Peptide bond
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Name two ways the lysogenic cycle is different from the lytic cycle.
It is dormant within the body for a while; it adds its DNA to the cell's DNA
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What are the sides of DNA made of?
Sugars and phosphates
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If a sequence of codons on DNA is A-T-G-A-A-C-G-G-T, what is the corresponding strand of mRNA?
U-A-C-U-U-G-C-C-A
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If exposure to radiation caused a segment of DNA to change from TTC to TTT, what would happen to the protein during translation?
Nothing would happen
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Where does DNA replication take place?
In the nucleus
500
What are the three reasons you can opt out of vaccinating your child in the state of Texas.