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What is the central dogma of molecular biology?
What is the central dogma of molecular biology?
- Proteins code for RNA, which codes for DNA
- RNA codes for DNA, which codes for proteins
- DNA codes for RNA, which codes for proteins (correct)
- Proteins code for DNA, which codes for RNA
What is the function of mRNA in the central dogma?
What is the function of mRNA in the central dogma?
- To code for DNA sequences
- To carry information from DNA to build proteins (correct)
- To store genetic information
- To transcribe proteins into DNA
What are genes?
What are genes?
- Non-coding regions of DNA
- Coding regions of DNA
- Sequences of nucleotide bases that result in functional biological products (correct)
- Sequences of amino acids that form proteins
What is the process in which specific portions of DNA are copied into mRNA?
What is the process in which specific portions of DNA are copied into mRNA?
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How does a point mutation alter the reading frame and ultimately the protein being produced?
How does a point mutation alter the reading frame and ultimately the protein being produced?
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