Transcription
Translation
Replication
DNA Structure
Mystery Category
100
This is where transcription takes place.
What is the nucleus
100
This is the purpose of translation
What is to convert the message of DNA into protein?
100
This is the purpose of replication
What is to make a copy of DNA
100
This is the shape of DNA
What is a double helix?
100
This is a mutagen
What is anything that causes mutations?
200
This is why transcription takes place where it does
What is DNA cannot leave the nucleus
200
This is where translation takes place
What is cytoplasm of the cell, ribosome
200
This is when DNA replication takes place
What is before mitosis (during the S phase of interphase)
200
This is the base pair-rule
What is A-T, G-C?
200
This is an example of a mutagen
What is the sun, tanning bed, radioactivity, etc
300
This is the enzyme that puts together RNA from the strand of DNA
What is RNA Polymerase
300
This is the type of RNA that carries amino acids into the ribosome
What is tRNA
300
This is the function of DNA Helicase
What is to unzip the DNA to prepare for replication
300
This is the shape of a double helix
What is a twister ladder?
300
This is the definition of a mutation
What is a change in the DNA?
400
These are the main differences between DNA and RNA
What is RNA is single stranded, RNA uses Uracil instead of Thymine, RNA uses ribose sugar instead of deoxyribose sugar
400
This is the number of nucleotides that code for a single amino acid AND this is the name for those nucleotides
What is 3; codon
400
This is the enzyme that puts the new strands of DNA together and checks for mistakes
What is DNA Polymerase
400
These are the scientists who discovered the shape of DNA
Who are Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick?
400
This is what Griffith's mouse experiment proved
What is that there was material in the cell that can be passed on to other generations?
500
Explain central dogma, tell me how the information flows and how it moves that way (what are the processes called)
Central dogma states that information flows from DNA to RNA to Protein. From DNA to RNA, the process is transcription. From RNA to Protein, the process is translation
500
Describe the process of translation is as much detail as possible
mRNA leaves the nucleus, a Ribosome attaches to the mRNA at a start codon, it moves along the mRNA one codon at a time. tRNA brings matching amino acids into the Ribosome, the ribosome connects the amino acids together into a strand. When the ribosome gets to a stop codon, the protein is done.
500
DNA is referred to as being Semi-conservative. Describe what this means.
When two new strands are made, half of each strand is from the old strand and half is new.
500
What is the type of bond that holds the double strands of DNA together and WHY is it important that this is the type of bond?
Hydrogen bond, it's strong enough to hold the DNA together but weak enough that the DNA can be unzipped and put back together easily.
500
Explain Griffith's experiment
Injected mice with different types of bacteria Safe bacteria = mice lived Lethal bacteria = mice died Killed lethal bacteria = mice lived Safe + killed lethal bacteria = mice died
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