2. Express yourself That darn ribosome Mighty Mighty Proteins Mutants RNA to the Rescue 500 400 300 200 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500

3. This base is found only in RNA What is uracil

4. This is the function of RNA To make proteins

5. This component is responsible for bringing amino acids to the mRNA sequence What is tRNA

6. This type of molecule is responsible for carrying genetic information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm mRNA

7. This is the central dogma of molecular biology Information travels in one direction DNA  RNA  Protein

8. This is a permanent heritable change in the sequence of bases in DNA What is a genetic mutation

9. This type of error occurs when one nucleotide is substituted for another? What is a point mutation

10. This type of error occurs when one nucleotide is inserted or deleted? What is a frameshift mutation

11. This is a harmful result of genetic mutations that occur within a cell What is cancer

12. These are the three ways in which a segment of DNA can be mutated What is an error in replication, mutagens, or transposons

13. This enzyme is responsible for the formation of mRNA from DNA What is RNA polymerase

14. This process occurs when mRNA is created from a segment of DNA known as a gene What is Transcription

15. The formation of a protein involves the addition of ____ in a chain during the process of translation What are amino acids

16. The location where RNA polymerase binds to a gene to make mRNA What is the promoter

17. The segment of mRNA that must be removed prior to translation What is an intron

18. Codons determining order of amino acids from an mRNA sequence is known as this process What is translation

19. What is the codon sequence for methionine, the start codon? What is AUG

20. These structures provide stability to mRNA after it has been transcribed What is a tail and a cap

21. What are the codon sequences for the 3 stop codons? UAA, UAG, UGA

22. What structure is responsible for building the ribosome in the cyptoplasm? What is rRNA?

23. The cluster of genes that code for proteins related to metabolic pathways is referred to as this What is an operon

24. This protein, when bound to the operator, prevents the transcription of DNA What is a repressor

25. This segment of DNA is responsible for making of the repressor protein What is the regulator gene

26. The segment of DNA where the repressor protein binds to prevent transcription What is a the operator

27. Cells producing a unique set of proteins required for a specific function results in this What is cell specialization