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1
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the genetic code

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is the same in nearly all organisms

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2
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monomers of protein are

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amino acids

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3
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what products from light reactions are used in the calvin cycle

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ATP and NADPH

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4
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transfer RNA acts as an interpreter because it

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carries an amino acid to its correct codon

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5
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the first step in protein synthesis

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DNA unzips to direct the production of a strand of messenger RNA

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6
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all organisms have the same number of chromosomes

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false

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7
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which codon is the start for all proteins

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AUG

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8
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In DNA, nucleotides must be joined together in a specific order

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false

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9
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what is the difference between RNA and DNA

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RNA contains uracil and ribose

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10
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which RNA molecules participate in protein synthesis

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mRNA, tRNA, rRNA

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11
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The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA is called

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transcription

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12
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purines and pyrimidines are

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bases found in nucleotides

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13
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a mutation in which only one nucleotide is changed to another nucleotide in a gene is called a

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point mutation

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