It starts with DNA
Where in the cell is the DNA located?
NUCLEUS
Unlike DNA, RNA is single-_______ .
stranded
One gene will be transcribed into one ___ molecule.
mRNA
What is the final result of translation?
acceptable answers: polypeptide, protein
What are amino acids?
building blocks of protein
The shape of DNA = ___ ___
Twisted Ladder or Double Helix
What are the three types of RNA (and there's a bonus)
mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
What part of the cell does transcription happen in?
NUCLEUS
What does the tRNA leave behind when it detaches from the ribosome?
It's amino acid
In yesterday's activity in the lab, the circled words on the tRNAs represented what?
AMINO ACIDS
What nitrogen base is found in DNA but never in RNA?
THYMINE
What RNA base does adenine complement?
URACIL
What is the name for 3 consecutive bases in an mRNA molecule?
CODON
On what structure does translation take place?
RIBOSOME
What are the three components of any nucleotide?
phosphate, sugar, ((nitrogen)ous) base
What is a single building block of DNA?
NUCLEOTIDE
What can RNA do that DNA cannot do?
Leave the nucleus
What is TAC GGA CTT ACT after transcription?
AUG CCU GAA UGA
tRNA has three bases on one end. What is the name of these three bases?
ANTICODON
If there are 64 codons, why are there only 20 amino acids?
several codons can code for the same amino acid.
What do we call the segment of DNA that carries the code for one protein?
GENE
Name the sugar in the RNA nucleotide
RIBOSE
What is the purpose of transcription?
To create a RNA sequence from a DNA sequence
What is special about methionine?
It is the START amino acid.
The ____ of amino acids is what causes the folding into the final functional protein.
acceptable: order or sequence