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DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis and Gene Regulation

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    Test 1
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  • Put these in order from transcription to translation: RNA, Proteins, DNA
    DNA -> RNA -> Protein
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  • Instead of Thymine (T), RNA uses ________.
    (U) Uracil
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  • List 2 functions of DNA.
    Possible answers: Information storage, Replication, Transcription/Translation, and Inheritance
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  • What is translation?
    Transferring mRNA to the ribosome to make a protein
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  • What bonds hold together DNA bases?
    Hydrogen
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  • True or False: Mutations can create genetic diversity and in some cases are beneficial.
    True
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  • List 3 reasons our cells use apoptosis.
    Examples: No longer needed, injured, damaged, toxins, age, no longer functioning correctly
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  • Apoptosis is ________________.
    Programmed cell death
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  • What is morphogenesis?
    The process of a cell morphing into a specialized cell during cell differentiation
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  • What is cell differentiation?
    Giving a cell a specific job within the body
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  • What is the function of DNA?
    store and transmit genetic information and regulate the production proteins
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  • What are the three parts of a nucleotide?
    Sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Base
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  • What is Chargaff’s rule?
    A=T & C=G
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  • What nuleotide pairs with A?
    T
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  • What are the three types of RNA?
    mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
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  • What molecules is DNA “rewritten” into during transcription?
    mRNA
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