DNA Structure and Replication / Protein Synthesis

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What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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Who is the father of genetics? 

Gregor Mendel

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What are 2 parts of protein synthesis called?

Transcription and Translation

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The three parts of nucleotide are phosphate, nitrogenous bases and ____________. 

sugar or deoxyribose

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Where is DNA located?

DNA is found in the nucleus

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Adenine = Thymine

___________ = Guanine

Cytosine

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What mRNA bases would pair with this strand of DNA: G-G-A-T-C-G-C-C-T-A

C-C-U-A-G-C-G-G-A-U

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What is the shape of the DNA? 

Double helix

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Any change in a DNA sequence.

A mutation

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This nitrogen base is found in RNA, but not in DNA.

Uracil

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it is a series of 3 nitrogen bases found on an mRNA strand. (Starts with letter C)

codon

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They used radioactive material to understand how materials be transferred from a virus to bacteria. 

Hershey and Chase

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What does tRNA Stand for? 

Transfer RNA 

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UAA will form what amino acid?

S / Stop

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He studied about the transforming principle. He used S and R bacteria. 

Griffith

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It unzips the DNA. 

Helicase

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It checks and seals the replicated DNA. 

Ligase

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It removes the RNA primer. 

Exonuclease

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What are the fragments formed in the lagging strand of DNA replication? 

Okazaki Fragments

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After helicase unzips the DNA it will form a replication fork which consists of lagging and ________  strand. 

Leading strand. 

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A piece of DNA that contains specific traits. 

Gene

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A protein responsible for muscle movement. 

Myosin

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Process of COPYING a part of DNA. 

Transcription

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Original DNA: AAG

Mutated DNA: AAC

What type of mutation occurs here?

Missense

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Original DNA: AAG

Mutated DNA: AAA

What type of mutation occurs here?

Silent