Unit 3

Question 1

What are the 3 parts that make up a nucleotide?

Answer 1

Deoxyribose(Sugar Molecule), phosphate provides support and nitrogen bases A,T,C,G.

Question 2

What bases pair up in DNA?

Answer 2

Adenine-Thymine Guanine-Cytosine

Question 3

How are chromosomes, DNA, and genes different from each other?

Answer 3

Chromosomes are made of DNA and genes are specific instructions in DNA to carry instructions to make a protein or carry genetics.

Question 4

If there is a 30% adenine in a sample, what percent guanine would we expect to find?

Answer 4

20%

Question 5

Make DNA TAC to mRNA

Answer 5

AUG

Question 6

What happens in translation?

Answer 6

Genetic info is used to make proteins DNA to mRNA

Question 7

What are the 3 types of mutation?

Answer 7

Insertion, Deletion, Substitution

Question 8

Insertion

Answer 8

A base is added

Question 9

Deletion

Answer 9

A base is removed

Question 10

Substitution

Answer 10

A base is exchanged

Question 11

How can a protein be affected by a mutation in a gene?

Answer 11

The structure of the protein changes which then causes a mutation that can change the genetics.