DNA structure
DNA replication
Transcription & Translation
Transcription & Translation
Mutations & Biotechnology
100
components which form the backbone of DNA
What is sugar and phosphate?
100
Enzyme which unzips DNA double helix
What is helicase?
100
the complimentary strand which exits the nucleus via the nuclear pore
What is mRNA?
100

group of 3 nucleotide bases on the mRNA.

What is a codon?

100

This type of mutation changes one nucleotide for another.

What is a point mutation?

200
structure composed of a nitrogen base, sugar and phosphate
What is a nucleotide?
200
Short fragments of DNA formed on the lagging strand
What is Okazaki fragments?
200

Cell organelle where translation occurs.

What is a ribosome?

200
These molecules carry amino acids and match codons with their anticodons
What is tRNA?
200

This explains why inserting or deleting one nucleotide can drastically change an entire protein.

What is a frameshift in the reading frame?

300
The woman who discovered the overall structure of DNA using x-ray crystallography
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
300

This bond is broken when the two DNA strands separate during replication.

What is a hydrogen bond?

300
Location where RNA polymerase binds to during initiation
What is the promoter?
300

These non-coding section of RNA are removed during mRNA processing.

What are introns?

300

These ends are formed when restriction enzymes cut DNA unevenly.

What are sticky ends?

400

Process of making two copies of DNA that each contain one of the original strands and one new strand.

What is semiconservative replication?

400
Enzyme which replaces the RNA segments found between Okazaki fragments with DNA
What is DNA polymerase I?
400

This enzyme unwinds DNA and assembles a complementary RNA strand during transcription. 

What is RNA polymerase?

400

The amino acid that correspond with sequence: ATG

What is tyrosine?

400

In gel electrophoresis, these DNA fragments move the farthest through the gel.

What are the smallest DNA fragments?

500
Name of two strands which start the 5' and 3' at opposite ends
What are: antiparallel strands?
500
Cell cycle phase in which replication occurs
What is S (synthesis)?
500
connects amino acids together
What is a peptide bond?
500

the DNA sequence for the corresponding tRNA anticodons: CCU, GAU

What is CCT, GAT?

500
Fragment of DNA composed of sequences originating from at least two different DNA sources
What is recombinant DNA?
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