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7.1 The Central Dogma | - What is
the product of transcription? Translation?
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- What is a
gene?
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7.2 Nucleic Acid Structure and Function | -
What are the differences among a nucleotide, a nitrogenous base, and
a codon?
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What are the differences between
DNA and RNA?
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List the sequence of events that
takes place when a DNA message is translated into protein.
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If a DNA nucleotide sequence is CATAAAGCA, what is
the mRNA nucleotide sequence that would base-pair with it?
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What amino acids would occur in
the protein chemically coded by the sequence of nucleotides in question 6?
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How do tRNA, rRNA, and mRNA differ in function?
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7.3 Mutations | -
Both chromosomal and point mutations occur in DNA. In what ways do
they differ? How is this related to recombinant
DNA?
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What is a silent mutation?
Provide an example.
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7.4 Controlling Gene Expression |
Provide two examples of why it is
advantageous for a cell to control
gene expression.
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Provide two examples of how a cell uses transcription to control
gene expression.
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7.5
Nucleotide Sequences - The Cell's Legacy | -
What is polymerase and how does it function?
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Why is DNA replication necessary?
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How does DNA replication differ
from the manufacture of an RNA molecule?
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7.6 Using DNA to Our Advantage | -
Provide two examples of agricultural benefits developing from DNA
technology?
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Provide two examples of medical benefits developing from DNA
technology?
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