Translate the following mRNA sequence into the appropriate amino acids. (Use you codon chart.) AUG CAU GGC

methionine - histidine - glycine

What are the 4 nitrogenous bases that are present in a strand of DNA?

adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine

adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine

cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine

cytosine, thymine, adenine, guanine

guanine, cytosine, thymine, adenine

What are the two mechanisms that create genetic variation during meiosis?

independent assortment and crossing over

crossing over and independent assortment

independent assortment, crossing over

independent assortment & crossing over

crossing over & independent assortment

The cellular process of creating two new DNA molecules from one original copy is called replication . Which statement is the BEST description of this process?

DNA opens up and each strand is used as a template for making a new strand.

DNA opens up and RNA copies it.

DNA opens up and completely unwinds to make two new molecules.

RNA opens up the DNA and uses each strand as a template for a new strand.

Which of the following explains why human DNA is different from that of a banana’s DNA?

Bananas have a different sequence of nitrogenous bases.

Bananas do not perform protein synthesis.

Bananas do not perform DNA replication.

Which of the following is not a use of biotechnology?

cloning babies that are great athletes

solving crimes through DNA fingerprinting

creating GMOs with favorable traits

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The process by which cells make proteins (hint: includes transcription and translation)

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The building blocks of nucleic acids

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Another term for body cells

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A mistake made in DNA or RNA

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A mutation that does not affect the amino acids that are coded for

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A type of reproduction that creates genetic diversity and requires 2 parents

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The intentional alteration of genes or pieces of DNA of an organism to solve a human problem
(uses biotechnology).

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