DNA structure and replication
DNA stands for...
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
RNA does not contain the base thymine because it contains ____________ instead
uracil
the t in tRNA stands for
Transfer
TRUE or FALSE : All mutations are bad, 100% of the lead to disease
FALSE
Ms. Szalach drinks this every morning instead of coffee
Celcius
Write the complimentary DNA strand for the following DNA code:
ATGTGGCAA
TACACCGTT
the m in mRNA stands for
messenger
tRNA's role is to carry _______________ to the ribosome
amino acids
Name the type of mutation:
ATGTGACCG
ATGTGACCCG
Insertion
Name one of Ms. Szalach's hobbies
Name the enzyme that adds base pairs onto the new DNA strand as it is being synthesized
DNA polymerase
Write the mRNA sequence that would be synthesized from the following DNA section:
ATGTGTC
UACACAG
Write the anticodon : AUG
BONUS 100 PTS- What amino acid does this code for?
UAC - START or Met
Name the type of mutation:
ATGTGACCG
ATGTGACC
Deletion
Name Ms. Szalach's dog
Name the three parts of a nucleotide
(hint- pool, house, garage)
phosphate group, sugar, nitrogenous base
The transcription process occurs in what organelle in the cell?
Nucleus
The folding process and therefore overall structure of the protein depends on the __________________
sequence of amino acids
Name the mutation:
ATGTGACCG
ATGTGGCCG
Substitution
What class did Ms. Szalach tutor in college?
a) biology 101
b) physics 101
c) writing and composition
d) algebra
Physics!
Name the type of bond that holds together nitrogenous bases in a double helix strand of DNA
Hydrogen Bonds
Name the enzyme that adds the nucleotides to the mRNA strand as it is being synthesized
RNA polymerase
Decode the following mRNA strand into the amino acid chain:
AUGCCGGAUUGA
Met - Pro - Asp - Stop
What do we call it when there is a mutation in the genetic code, but it does not change the amino acid
Silent Mutation
Name one other class that Ms. Szalach teaches at Amherst other than regents biology
science prep, oceanography