Table of contents

1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

11. Translation

The Genetic Code

Genetics

11. Translation

The Genetic Code

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Multiple Choice

Which activity can be accomplished using the genetic code?

Replicating DNA strands during cell division

Translating mRNA sequences into specific amino acid chains during protein synthesis

Regulating gene expression through epigenetic modifications

Synthesizing ribosomal RNA from DNA templates

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Understand that the genetic code is a set of rules that defines how the sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA (mRNA) is translated into the sequence of amino acids in a protein.

Recognize that replicating DNA strands during cell division involves DNA polymerase enzymes copying DNA, which is a process separate from the genetic code itself.

Know that regulating gene expression through epigenetic modifications involves chemical changes to DNA or histones that affect gene activity without altering the genetic code.

Identify that synthesizing ribosomal RNA (rRNA) from DNA templates is a transcription process, which uses the DNA sequence but does not involve the genetic code directly.

Conclude that the genetic code is specifically used during translation, where mRNA sequences are read in codons to assemble amino acids into a polypeptide chain, thus linking the nucleotide sequence to protein structure.