All About DNA
What structure is DNA formed in?
Double Helix
What is the end result of transcription?
RNA
What is being "translated" during translation?
RNA
in what organelle does cellular metabolism take place?
Mitochondria
What is the first stage of mitosis called?
Prophase
What are the four amino acids found in DNA?
Guanine, Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine
What protein is responsible for eliminating excess torsional strain during transcription?
Topioisomers
How many RNA base pairs code for a single amino acid?
3
What are the end products of metabolism?
CO2 and ATP
During what stage of mitosis do chromosomes "line up" at a plate?
Metaphase
What women famously took the first pictures of DNA, but lost the credit to two male scientists?
Rosalind Franklin
What is the name of the "fragments" of DNA that are later synthesized by DNA Ligase?
Okazaki fragments
What anticodon is complementary to the codon
5'-UUU-3'
3'-AAA-5'
Where in the cell does oxidative phosphorylation take place?
mitochondrial membrane
How many chromosome pairs does a human have?
23
What is one epigenetic process in which DNA expression can be "turned off"?
methylation
What protein complex is responsible for transcribing DNA into RNA?
RNA Polymerase II
What hypothesis explains the existence of only 40 types of tRNA when mathematically there should be 61?
Wobble Hypothesis
How many ATP are produced from a single glucose molecule?
What type of DNA do restriction enzymes recognize?
Palindromic DNA
Name the "backbone" that makes up DNA
sugar-phosphate
In what direction is DNA "read" during transcription?
5'-3'
What are the two main subunits of eukaryotic ribosomes?
60S, 40S
What is the name of the molecule that acetyl CoA attaches to to form citrate, the first step in the Krebs Cycle?
oxaloacetate
Suppose a white-furred rabbit breeds with a black-furred rabbit and all of their offspring have a phenotype of gray fur. What does the gene for fur color in rabbits appear to be an example of?
Incomplete Dominance