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What is the central dogma?

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DNA  RNA  Protein

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What are the 3 types of DNA mutations?

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Substitution
Insertion
Deletion

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What is DNA made of and what shape does it hold?

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Made of nitrogenous bases (A, T, C, G)

Double helix

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What are the 3 basic steps of DNA replication?

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  1. Unzip parent DNA strand
  2. Leading strand = continuous replication
  3. Lagging strand = Okazaki fragments
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How are proteins made from our DNA?

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  1. Transcription = DNA  RNA

2. Translation = RNA  Protein (using the codon wheel)

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