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:

  1. 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
  2. Describe the general structure of DNA.
  3. Identify three types of RNA that are involved in gene expression.
  4. Explain, using the genetic code, how DNA codes for proteins.
  5. Describe a few of the many functions of proteins.
  6. Derive the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide, based on DNA or RNA, nucleotides.
  7. Describe how different types of point mutations (substitutions, deletion, insertion) can affect gene expression.
  8. Evaluate whether there is such a thing as a “gene for monogamy.”

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