Structure
This is the basic structure of a DNA strand.
What is a Double Helix?
The primary function of DNA.
What is to store genetic information?
This type of RNA acts as a link between mRNA and the growing chain of amino acids.
What is tRNA?
In eukaryotic cells, this is where the majority of the DNA is kept.
What is the nucleus
The percentage of DNA humans share.
99%
These are the bases of DNA and RNA.
DNA: Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine and Guanine
RNA: Adenine, Cytosine, Uracil and Guanine
These are the rails of DNA.
What is Sugar & Phosphate Molecule?
This RNA type reads and links amino acids.
What is rRNA?
This is where mRNA is produced.
What is the nucleus?
This fruit was believed to share a large amount of our DNA with.
Bananas
The Monomers of DNA are called nucleotides. When joined they form _______.
What are Polynucleotides?
The Chemical base difference between DNA & RNA.
What is A pairs with T for DNA, while A pairs with U for RNA?
Each tRNA has a reciprocal anticodon that can bind to ___.
What is mRNA?
In the prokaryotic cells, this is where DNA is kept.
What is the Nucleoid region?
The year DNA was first discovered.
1869
In a string of DNA/RNA, two bases pair together via a _______ bond.
What is Hydrogen?
This RNA brings amino acids to ribosomes
What is tRNA (Transfer RNA)?
These are the three steps in gene transcription.
What is initiation, elongation, and termination?
This RNA is made in the nucleus and travels through to the cytoplasm.
What is MRNA?
DNA is commonly used as evidence in this field.
Forensic science investigations
Transcribe the following string of DNA: TAC AGT TGC ATT
What is AUG UCA ACG UAA?
This tells the stop coding disengage to stop the translation sequence.
What is mRNA and polypeptide?
This is the main function of RNA.
What is protein synthesis and gene expression?
This organelle contains DNA in plant cells that animal cells don’t have.
What is Chloroplast?
This insect was a popular focus of study in the early 1900’s when research on DNA/RNA was being developed.
Flies/Fruit flies