a length of DNA that codes for a polypeptide/ an enzyme
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what are characteristics of a genetic code?
It is a triplet code (a codon) It is degenerate code, so each amino acid (except methionine) have more than one code, Stop codons indicate the end of a polypeptide chain.
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what is a genetic code?
a sequence of nucleotide bases with instructions for the construction of a polypeptide or a protein
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where does transcription occur?
in the nucleus
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where does translation happen?
ribosomes in the cytoplasm
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what is inversion?
A sequence of bases is reversed
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mutations can be.....
beneficial, neutral or harmful
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cyclic AMP activates proteins by......
altering their three-dimensional structure
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the lac operon has three structural genes:
lacZ, lacY and lacA
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Homeotic genes have regions called....
homeobox sequences
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apoptosis is:
programmed cell death
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what are characteristics of a genetic code?
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It is a triplet code (a codon) It is degenerate code, so each amino acid (except methionine) have more than one code, Stop codons indicate the end of a polypeptide chain.
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