What is a gene?

What is meant by the term GENETIC CODE?

Define GENOME

Genes code for polypeptides, such as ...

Protein synthesis is made up of two stages, what are they?

Transcription:
Where does this occur?

Transcription:
What is the purpose of transcription?

What happens in transcription?

What are the rules of base pairing in DNA?

What is an activated RNA nucleotide?

Translation:
What is the purpose of translation?

Translation:
Where may ribosomes be found in an animal cell?

Translation:
Why is it so important that the amino acids are assembled in the correct order?

Translation:
Why is tRNA important?

Translation:
What are the features of tRNA which allow it to perform its function?

Translation:
What happens during translation?

What is Cyclic AMP (cAMP) and what is its importance?

What is a DNA mutation?

What are the two main classes of DNA mutation?

What is a point mutation?

What is an insertion/deletion mutation?

What is frameshift?

Give some examples of genetic diseases caused by DNA mutations.

Define Allele

When may a mutation produce no change to an organism?

Mutations can have neutral and beneficial effects.
What does neutral mean in this context? Give an example of a mutation with a neutral effect

Mutations can have neutral and beneficial effects.
What does beneficial mean in the context?
Give an example of a mutation with a beneficial effect.