DNA
RNA
Transcription
Translation
Mutations
100
What sugar is found in DNA
Deoxyribose
100
What sugar is found in RNA?
Ribose
100
What is used as a template for Transcription?
DNA (a gene)
100
Where does translation occur?
In the cytoplasm on a ribosome
100
What kinds of mutations cause frame shifts?
Deletions and insertions
200
What is the complimentary strand to ATTCGG
What is TAAGCC
200
What base is found in RNA, but not DNA?
Uracil
200
Where does Transcription occur?
The nucleus
200
Where are anticodons located
tRNA
200
What makes a mutation silent?
It does not change the amino acid sequence.
300
Name two ways RNA and DNA are alike
They are both nucleic acids, they are both made of nucleotides
300
What are the three types of RNA
mRNA, tRNA and rRNA
300
What kind of RNA is transcribed?
mRNA
300
What does a codon code for?
An amino acid
300
Name two examples of mutagens
UV, Tobacco etc.
400
Name the three parts of DNA nucleotide
Deoxyribose, phosphate and a base (A,T,C or G)
400
Name the three parts of an RNA nucleotide
Ribose, phosphate and a base (A, U, C or G)
400
What RNA strand would be transcribed from TACCGA
What is AUGGCU
400
How are there only 20 amino acids with over 60 possible codons?
There are multiple codons that code for the same amino acid
400
Describe a translocation mutation of a chromosome.
A part of a chromosome breaks off and attaches to another.
500
What do we call a segment of DNA that codes for a protein?
A gene
500
Describe tRNAs role in protein synthesis
It carries the amino acid to the ribosome
500
What enzyme is involved in Transcription?
RNA Polymerase
500
What is the significance of AUG (Methionine)
It's a start codon
500
What is polyploidy, and how can it be beneficial?
A condition when an organism has an extra set of chromosomes. It can make plants larger and stronger.
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