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Chpt. 16,17,18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What checks the base pairs to make sure they have been properly paired? | Polymerase II |
| what is the product of transcription? | pre-mRNA |
| in RNA splicing exons are _____ | expressed |
| What kind of mutation only has one wrong amino acid? | missense mutation |
| What kind of mutation is it when the protein product is all wrong? | nonsense mutation |
| What kind of mutation has no obvious effect on the protein product? | silent mutation |
| Why must transcription happen | information from DNA must be transmitted from the nucleus to the cytoplasm |
| In translation what reads the the bases on the mRNA | Ribosome |
| What do genes code for? | protein |
| Each three-base group of mRNA is called a what? | codon |
| why does the inducer change the repessors shape? | so it cant bind to and operator |
| why do corepressors chage the repressor protiens shape? | to turn the operon off |
| why does a promoter bind to RNA polymerase? | start transcribing RNA in the right place |
| why does helicase untwist the double helix of DNA? | separate the two strands and make them available as template strands |
| what keeps genes from being eroded during replication? | telemeres |