Protein Synthesis B

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What is a mutation?

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A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism.

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What is a Silent Mutation?

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A silent mutation is a type of mutation that does not change the amino acid sequence of a protein.

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What is a Substitution Mutation?

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A substitution mutation is a type of mutation where one nitrogen base is replaced by another, without changing the overall length of the gene.

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What is the role of Ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the organelles responsible for synthesizing proteins by translating mRNA into amino acids.

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What is Transcription?

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Transcription is the process of copying genetic information from DNA to mRNA.

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What is Translation?

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Translation is the process of decoding mRNA into a sequence of amino acids to form a polypeptide chain.

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What is a Frameshift Mutation?

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A frameshift mutation occurs when nucleotides are inserted or deleted from the DNA sequence, altering the reading frame.

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What is the difference between Transcription and Translation?

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Transcription is the process of creating mRNA from DNA, while translation is the process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA.

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What are Amino Acids?

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Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, linked together in a specific sequence to form polypeptides.

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What is the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology?

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The Central Dogma describes the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein.