Chapter 13 - Central Dogma Flashcards
1
Q
What is an Anticodon?
A
Three bases in transfer RNA that is complementary to the bases of codon of messenger RNA.
2
Q
What is a Codon?
A
Three bases in messenger RNA that specifies an amino acid in a protein. Can also signal the beginning or end of protein synthesis.
3
Q
What is a Deletion Mutation?
A
One or more pairs of nucleotides are removed from a gene.
