DNA Structure
The nitrogen base that pairs with adenine in DNA
What is thymine?
The sugar in RNA.
What is ribose?
The molecule that takes the DNA message to the ribosome.
What is messenger RNA (mRNA)?
The number of cell division(s) in meiosis.
What is two?
The number of cell divisions in mitosis.
What is one?
The nitrogen base that always pairs with cytosine.
What is guanine?
The nitrogen base that replaces thymine in RNA.
What is uracil?
The molecule that brings amino acids to the ribosome.
What is transfer RNA (tRNA)?
The location of meiosis.
What is gamete producing cells?
The location of mitosis.
What is body cells?
The bonds that connect nitrogen bases in the rungs of the DNA ladder.
What are weak hydrogen bonds?
The structure of RNA.
What is single stranded?
The type of RNA that contains the codons for amino acids.
What is mRNA?
(ALWAYS read the mRNA!)
The formation in Prophase I of meiosis and what happens there.
What is the tetrad formation and crossing over?
The number of cells produced by mitosis.
What is two??
The shape of the DNA molecule.
What is a double helix?
The 3 types of RNA.
What are mRNA, tRNA and rRNA?
The type of RNA that holds the anticodons.
What is tRNA?
The number of cells produced by meiosis.
What is four?
The chromosome number and similarity of cells produced by mitosis.
What is diploid and identical?
The bonds that connect the deoxyribose and phosphate in the DNA backbone.
What are strong covalent bonds?
The places RNA can be found in a cell.
What are the nucleus, cytoplasm, ER and ribosomes?
The two steps IN ORDER of protein synthesis, with their 3 word definition.
What are transcription (DNA making RNA) and
translation (RNA making protein)?
The chromosome number and similarity of cells produced by meiosis.
What is haploid and genetically different?
Four reasons mitosis might be used.
What are growth, repair, asexual reproduction and maintaining a good surface area to volume ratio?