Practice Genetic Code - 2.7 | Chapter 2: Genetics and Evolution | ICSE Class 12 Biology
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Question 1

Easy

What is a codon?

💡 Hint: Think about how messages are formed with letters.

Question 2

Easy

What does the central dogma describe?

💡 Hint: Consider the process of how genes are expressed.

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Question 1

What do codons consist of?

  • One nucleotide
  • Two nucleotides
  • Three nucleotides

💡 Hint: Remember how many letters make a word.

Question 2

True or False: A mutation can never be beneficial.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about how some changes can be good for survival.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A mutation introduces a stop codon prematurely in a coding sequence. Predict the consequences for the protein produced.

💡 Hint: Consider how incomplete proteins might affect cellular activity.

Question 2

How would inserting three additional nucleotides into a DNA sequence affect the genetic code?

💡 Hint: Think about how the reading frame would be impacted.

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