Genetic Code, Transcription and Translation and Mutations, ecosystems etc
What is a gene?
What is meant by the term GENETIC CODE?
Define GENOME
Genes code for polypeptides, such as ...
Protein synthesis is made up of two stages, what are they?
Transcription:
Where does this occur?
Transcription:
What is the purpose of transcription?
What happens in transcription?
What are the rules of base pairing in DNA?
What is an activated RNA nucleotide?
Translation:
What is the purpose of translation?
Translation:
Where may ribosomes be found in an animal cell?
Translation:
Why is it so important that the amino acids are assembled in the correct order?
Translation:
Why is tRNA important?
Translation:
What are the features of tRNA which allow it to perform its function?
Translation:
What happens during translation?
What is Cyclic AMP (cAMP) and what is its importance?
What is a DNA mutation?
What are the two main classes of DNA mutation?
What is a point mutation?
What is an insertion/deletion mutation?
What is frameshift?
Give some examples of genetic diseases caused by DNA mutations.
Define Allele
When may a mutation produce no change to an organism?
Mutations can have neutral and beneficial effects.
What does neutral mean in this context? Give an example of a mutation with a neutral effect
Mutations can have neutral and beneficial effects.
What does beneficial mean in the context?
Give an example of a mutation with a beneficial effect.
Producer
Consumer
Ecosystem
Biotic factor
Abiotic factor
Decomposer
Trophic level
