What is the role of RNA Polymerase in transcription? Copies a DNA sequence into an RNA sequence Splices introns from RNA Synthesizes proteins Transports amino acids

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Protein synthesis

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What is a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait called?

What type of RNA carries instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome?

Which type of RNA makes up part of the ribosome?

What type of RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome?

What is the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA called?

Where does transcription occur within a cell?

What is the role of RNA Polymerase in transcription?

What is the modification of mRNA before it leaves the nucleus that is unique to eukaryotes called?

Where does RNA processing occur within a cell?

What is the process of removing introns and reconnecting exons in a pre-mRNA called?

What is the function of the cap and tail in mRNA?

What is the process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced called?

Where does translation occur within a cell?

What is the collection of codons of mRNA that directs the incorporation of amino acids into a protein during synthesis called?

What is a specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid called?

Where is a codon located?

What is a group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an mRNA codon called?

What is the codon that signals to ribosomes to begin translation and codes for the first amino acid in a protein (AUG) called?

What is it called when a particular amino acid can be coded for by more than a single codon?

What are the types of mutations that can occur in genetic material?

What is a mutation called where one nucleotide replaces another in DNA/RNA?

What is a mutation involving the addition of one or more nucleotide pairs to a gene called?

What is a change to a chromosome in which a fragment of the chromosome is removed called?

What are the codons that signal to ribosomes to stop translation called?

What is a gene mutation in which a single base pair in DNA has been changed called?

What is a mutation that shifts the 'reading' frame of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a nucleotide called?

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