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Biology - Genetics

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What is the central dogma of biology, describing the flow of genetic information?

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How does a DNA sequence code for a protein in a cell?

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What is the structure of DNA?

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What are the components that DNA consists of?

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What does it mean that the strands of DNA are complementary?

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What is Chargaff's Rule regarding DNA base pairing?

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What does it mean that two strands of DNA are antiparallel?

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What is the process by which a cell duplicates all of its DNA?

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During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

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Where does DNA replication occur within a eukaryotic cell?

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What role does helicase play in DNA replication?

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What is the function of primers in DNA replication?

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What does DNA polymerase do during DNA replication?

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What is the role of the leading strand during DNA replication?

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What is the role of the lagging strand during DNA replication?

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What does ligase do in DNA replication?

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What is the origin of DNA replication?

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What are replication forks in the context of DNA replication?

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What are replication bubbles and how do they function in DNA replication?

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What is the end product of DNA replication?

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What does it mean that DNA replication is semiconservative?

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What is proofreading in the context of DNA replication?

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What are the two processes involved in protein synthesis?

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What is the purpose of transcription in protein synthesis?

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What is the purpose of translation in protein synthesis?

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What is the structure of RNA?

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What is the function of RNA and the three types involved in protein synthesis?

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What is transcription in the context of protein synthesis?

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Where does transcription occur within a eukaryotic cell?

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What serves as the template in transcription?

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What does RNA polymerase do during transcription?

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What is the role of the promoter in transcription?

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What is the end product of transcription?

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What is the process of transcription in protein synthesis?

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What are introns in the context of mRNA processing?

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What are exons in the context of mRNA processing?

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What is a guanine cap in mRNA processing?

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What is a poly A tail in mRNA processing?

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What are the components of protein structure?

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What is an amino acid in the context of protein synthesis?

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What is a polypeptide in the context of protein synthesis?

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What is a peptide bond in the context of protein synthesis?

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What determines the function of a protein?

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Where does translation occur within a eukaryotic cell?

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What role does mRNA play in translation?

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What role does tRNA play in translation?

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What role does rRNA play in translation?

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What does a ribosome do during translation?

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What is a codon in the context of genetic coding?

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What is an anticodon in the context of genetic coding?

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What are examples of 'with' in relation to function and what?

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What is a start codon in the context of genetic coding?

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What are stop codons in the context of genetic coding?

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What is a mutation in the context of genetics?

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What is a point mutation in the context of genetics?

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What are the three outcomes of point mutations?

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What is a silent mutation in the context of genetics?

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What is a missense mutation and its potential effects?

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What is a nonsense mutation and its potential effects?

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What type of effects can mutations have on proteins?

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What is a gene in the context of genetics?

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Who was Friedrich Miescher and what was his contribution to molecular biology?

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Who was Frederick Griffith and what was his contribution to molecular biology?

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Who was Oswald Avery and what was his contribution to molecular biology?

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Who was Rosalind Franklin and what was her contribution to molecular biology?

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Who were James Watson and Francis Crick and what was their contribution to molecular biology?

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What is the error rate after proofreading in DNA replication?

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What type of macromolecule are DNA and RNA?

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How many amino acids make up polypeptides?

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