Protein Synthesis /Mutations

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What are the two types of nucleic acids involved in protein synthesis?

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DNA and RNA.

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What is the typical structure of RNA?

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RNA is usually a single-stranded molecule.

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Describe the central dogma of molecular biology.

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DNA makes RNA, which produces protein in the cell.

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What type of mutation is represented by the change from ATTTGAGCC to ATTGAGCC?

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Deletion mutation.

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What is a silent mutation?

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A substitution mutation that has no effect on the amino acid sequence.

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What is the role of DNA in protein synthesis?

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DNA contains the genetic instructions for the synthesis of proteins.

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How does RNA differ from DNA in terms of structure?

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RNA is single-stranded, while DNA is double-stranded.

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What is a substitution mutation?

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A mutation where one base pair is replaced by another.

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What is the effect of a missense mutation?

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It results in a different amino acid being incorporated into the protein.

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What is the function of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.