5.13 Wrapping up: Final questions
Final Questions
As we conclude our discussion of the central dogma of molecular biology, be sure you can do the following tasks:
- Explain the significance of the following terms:
- Nucleotide
- Purines
- Pyrimidines
- Nitrogenous bases
- RNA
- mRNA
- tRNA
- rRNA
- Transcription
- RNA polymerase
- Translation
- Polypeptide
- Mutation
- Substitution
- Deletion
- Frameshift
- Insertion
- Nucleic acid
- Chromosome
- Ribosome
- Heredity
- Amino acid
- Peptide
- Protein
- Genetics
- Zygote
- Codon
- Allele
- Describe the general structure of DNA.
- Identify three types of RNA that are involved in gene expression.
- Explain, using the genetic code, how DNA codes for proteins.
- Describe a few of the many functions of proteins.
- Derive the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide, based on DNA or RNA, nucleotides.
- Describe how different types of point mutations (substitutions, deletion, insertion) can affect gene expression.
- Evaluate whether there is such a thing as a “gene for monogamy.”
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