DNA
The shape of DNA.
What is double helix?
Type of RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome
What is tRNA?
The location of transcription
What is the nucleus?
What happens in transcription?
Refers to the fact that in DNA replication each daughter DNA molecule contains half of the parent (old) DNA molecule and half of newly synthesized strand.
What is semiconservative?
Name the 2 scientists that discovered the structure of DNA.
Who are Watson and Crick?
Type of RNA that copies the DNA's instructions
What is mRNA?
How many nucleotides are needed to specify three amino acids?
What happens in translation?
What is RNA --> protein?
The enzyme responsible for DNA replication
What is DNA-polymerase.
Name the 3 parts of a nucleotide.
What are phosphate group, 5-carbon sugar, and nitrogenous base?
The grouping of 3 bases on mRNA are the ____ and the grouping of 3 bases on tRNA are the ____.
What are codon, anticodon?
What is the start codon or first amino acid in all proteins?
What is AUG/methionine?
Name the 3 stop codons.
The enzyme responsible for transcription.
Give the complementary strand of DNA.
CAGGCT
What is:
GTCCGA
Name three differences between DNA and RNA.
What are: ribose instead of deoxyribose, uracil instead of thymine, and single instead of double-stranded.
What is the central dogma of biology?
What is the role of the anticodon?
Gives the correspondence between codons and amino acids.
What is the genetic code.
The enzyme that separates hydrogen bonds and unzip the DNA molecule during replication.
What is helicase?
Which base indicates a nucleic acid is RNA?
What is uracil?
What type(s) of RNA are involved in translation?
What are tRNA, mRNA, and rRNA?
What type(s) of RNA are involved in transcription?
What is mRNA?
What kind of information is contained in DNA?
What is? Complex Specified Information (or Meaningful Information).