DNA Structure
DNA
RNA
Functions
Misc.
100
Watson and Crick used this term to describe the shape of DNA.
What is a double helix?
100
This is what you call a "G" binding with a "C" or an "A" binding with a "T".
What is a base pair?
100
This would be the base pair for Adenine.
What is Uracil?
100
This enzyme unzips the DNA.
What is Helicase?
100
A 3-base sequence of mRNA.
What is a codon?
200
This is the base pair for G
What is the "backbone of a DNA molecule"?
200
This is the first step in the replication of one DNA molecule.
What is the unwinding of DNA?
200
This codes for amino acids.
What is mRNA?
200
This is where transcription takes place.
What is the nucleus?
200
A 3-base sequence found on tRNA.
What is an anticodon?
300
The type of bond that holds bases together in the double helix.
What is a hydrogen bond?
300
This type of RNA assembles itself into an "apple with a hole in it" through which mRNA can slither. (Use full name)
What is ribosomal RNA (rRNA)?
300
This is where translation takes place.
What is the cytoplasm?
400
A (nitrogenous) base, a sugar, and a phosphate combine to make up this molecule
What is a nucleotide?
400
This enzyme replaces uracil with thymine and completes the base pairs.
What is DNA polymerase?
400
This is what holds the mRNA strand in place while translation proceeds.
What is the ribosome?
400
This is a mutation where one base is deleted, and all of the bases following move over one spot.
What is a frameshift mutation?
500
This is the common term for the sugar and phosphate in the DNA strand.
What is the "backbone"?
500
When mRNA is transcribed from DNA, it then slips through these to get into the cytoplasm.
What are the nuclear pores?
500
DNA is an abbreviation for this term.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
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