6.1/6.2 vocab Flashcards
1
Q
flow of information from DNA to proteins
A
protein synthesis
2
Q
a piece of DNA that provides instructions for a cell to make a certain protein.
A
gene
3
Q
the process of copying a sequence of DNA to produce a complementary strand of
RNA.
A
transcription
4
Q
changes the sequence of nucleotides in an organism’s
DNA.
A
mutation
5
Q
a three-nucleotide mRNA sequence that codes for an amino acid.
A
codon
6
Q
Enzyme that binds to DNA and separates the DNA strands during transcription
A
RNA polymerase
7
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