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What is DNA?

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DNA is genetic information for an organism. It is passed from parents to offspring

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Where is DNA in a cell?

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cell nucleus

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What is the structure of DNA?

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double helix

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Describe the relationship between chromosomes, DNA and genes.

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What is a nucleotide?

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Nucleotides are joined together by their sugar phosphate groups.

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What are the 4 bases in DNA? What base pairs with what?

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Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Guanine (G)
Cytosine (C)
A pairs with T
C pairs with G

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What bonds hold together the bases in DNA?

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hydrogen bonds

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What is RNA?

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RNA uses ribose sugar instead of deoxyribose, RNA also has four bases, but instead of Thymine (T) it has Uracil (U). So, A pairs with U, and G still pairs with C.

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Describe how DNA and RNA are similar and how they differ.

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What is protein synthesis?

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What are the 2 steps of protein synthesis?

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Describe each step of protein synthesis.
What is involved?
Where does this occur in the cell?

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What is mRNA? How is mRNA paired with DNA? What are the bases?

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What is the role of the ribosome?

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What is a codon?

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Be able to use the mRNA codon table for amino acids

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What is a polypeptide chain? How is this different to a protein?

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What is tRNA? What is the role of tRNA?

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What is a triplet, codon and anticodon?

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Be able to transcribe DNA to mRNA.

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Be able to translate mRNA to amino acids using the codon table.

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What is a mutation?

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When do mutations occur? What causes them?

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How is a point mutation different from a deletion/addition mutation?

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How do mutations impact protein synthesis?

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What are some diseases that are caused by genetic mutations? Causes and symptoms.

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