Translation Transcription Mutations

Where does translation take place in the cell?

• Nucleus

• DNA

• Chloroplast

• Ribosome

What type of molecule is the final product of translation?

• Glucose
  Glucose

• Fatty Acid

• Glycogen

• Protein

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Explain in your own words why a frameshift mutation (an insertion or deletion) in the DNA of a gene will make the protein encoded by that gene completely useless.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Describe the path of protein production?

• RNA --> DNA --> Protein

• Protein --> RNA --> DNA

• DNA --> RNA --> Protein

• DNA --> Protein --> RNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG

The mutated DNA segment is TTACGCAAC. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Inversion

• Frameshift mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The process by which the sequence of nucleotides in a messenger RNA is converted by a ribosome and transfer RNAs into a polypeptide with a specific sequence of amino acids

• Translation

• Replication

• Transcription

• Mutation

The process in which a strand of DNA is copied into an RNA strand for the purpose of protein synthesis

• Translation

• Replication

• Transcription

• Mutation

What is the primary function of mRNA during translation?

• To carry amino acids to the ribosome

• To serve as a template for protein synthesis

• To catalyze the formation of peptide bonds

• To replicate DNA

Which of the following mutations is most likely to result in a nonfunctional protein?

• Silent mutation

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Neutral mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

During transcription, which enzyme is responsible for synthesizing RNA from a DNA template?

• DNA polymerase

• RNA polymerase

• Ligase

• Helicase