In the genetic structure below, which component changes when coding for different triplets and amino acids?
Question 6
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Two brothers are born to the exact same set of parents, but one has blue eyes and the other has brown. What is the explanation for this occurance?
Question 7
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Sickle cell anemia, illustrated in the picture below, is the result of a mutation. What is the likely cause of the genetic mutation.
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Question 1
1.
Letters B, C, D, and E can all be labeled as a:
Question 2
2.
If letter "B" is Thymine, what would letter "C" be?
Question 3
3.
Nucleotides are structures that make up the nucleic acid molecules. Which of the following ocmponents make up a nucleotide?
I. Phosphate Group
II. Sugar
III. Fatty Acid
IV. Nitrogen Base
Question 4
4.
Information in DNA is carried in sequences of genetic code. How are these genetic codes translated into specific proteins that carry out functions within the organism?
Question 8
8.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the definition and function of mutations?
Question 9
9.
At which step during protein synthesis does a mutation occur?
Question 10
10.
The chart below illustrates the amino acids that a specific triplet creates. Which of the following mutations would result in a different protein being synthesized?
Question 11
11.
Which of the following would be considered a beneficial genetic alteration?
Question 12
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a carbon-hydrogen-oxygen-nitrogen molecule created from a specific triplet sequence
Question 13
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carried genetic information from parent cell or parents' egg and sperm cells
Question 14
14.
formed from a sequence of three nucleotides and specify one of twenty different amino acids
Question 15
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process that copies DNA's genetic information into messenger RNA
Question 16
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insertion, deletion, or substitution in a DNA sequence
Question 17
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process by which a protein is made from mRNA and occurs within a cell's ribosome
Question 18
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language of triplets that is common to all organisms
Question 19
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a component of the nucleotide and pairs with a complimentaty from from another nucleotide
Question 20
20.
a component of DNA that consists of a sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base
Question 21
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nucleic acid that uses genetic infromation from DNA to produce proteins
Question 22
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a molecule made from an amino acid chain that performs a specific task