FlashcardsTEAS—Genetic Material & Protein Structure Flashcards
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This 43-card flashcard set covers genetics and protein synthesis for TEAS exam preparation. Content spans DNA structure and function, RNA types and transcription, protein synthesis and translation, mutations, and the central dogma of molecular biology. Use it for comprehensive review, concept drilling, or self-study during TEAS test preparation.
Terms in This Set
- What is the main role of DNA?
- How are DNA, RNA, genes, chromosomes, and proteins related?
- What is a chromosome?
- How many chromosomes do humans have?
- What is a gene?
- What are structural genes?
- What are regulatory genes?
- Why do different cells make different proteins?
- What is keratin an example of?
- What does DNA stand for?
- What shape is DNA?
- What makes up the sides of the DNA ladder?
- What makes up the rungs of the DNA ladder?
- What are the four DNA bases?
- What bases pair together in DNA?
- What holds complementary base pairs together?
- What is meant by “complementary strands”?
- Why are hydrogen bonds important in DNA?
- What is a nucleotide?
- What is a codon?
- What does antiparallel mean in DNA?
- What is the template strand?
- What happens before DNA replication?
- What is a mutation?
- What are the three main types of mutations?
- Are all mutations harmful?
- What is the main role of RNA?
- What are the three types of RNA?
- How is RNA different from DNA?
- What bases pair in RNA?
- What is transcription?
- Where does transcription occur?
- Why must DNA be transcribed into RNA?
- What is translation?
- Where does translation occur?
- What does tRNA do?
- How does tRNA match amino acids to mRNA?
- What bond links amino acids together?
- What determines the structure of a protein?
- What happens if the amino acid sequence changes?
- What is a genome?
- Do all chromosomes contain genes?
- What is the basic flow of genetic information in the body?
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