

Vocab: DNA, RNA, mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, Thymine, cytosine, guanine, adenine, uracil, DNA polymerase, DNA ligase, transcription, translation, codon, RNA polymerase, promoter, introns, exons, RNA splicing, silent mutation, missense mutation, nonsense mutation, mutagenesis, mutagens
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Ch. 10
(p. 182-205)
1) I can explain all of the unique properties of DNA (semi-conservation replication, protein synthesis, gene regulation, etc).
2) I can explain the details of protein synthesis ("the central dogma of life") and summarize the effect of mutations on proteins.