2024/2025
What, at a molecular level, is a mutation? - ANSWER- A change in the base
sequence of DNA
What is the "Central Dogma of Molecular Biology?" - ANSWER-
DNA>RNA>Protein
Where is DNA located in cells?/Why is it found in those places? - ANSWER-
Nucleus, chloroplast, mitochondria/Endosymbiosis
What is the importance of the rules and forces that hold DNA together? -
ANSWER- Enables replication & transcription; unnecessary for translation
A cell treated with ricin dies because it runs out of - ANSWER- New proteins
Ribosomes have evolved to bind ____ simultaneously - ANSWER- Two tRNAs and
one mRNA
If RNA polymerase used the following molecule as a template, what would be the
product?
GCCGAT
CGGCTA - ANSWER- GCCGAU
Why is the genetic code said to be "degenerate?" - ANSWER- Multiple "words"
have the identical "meaning"