DNA Structure
DNA Replication
RNA
Where does it happen?
Misc.
100

Watson and Crick used this term to describe the shape of DNA(looks like a twisted ladder).

What is a double helix?

100

Which phase of the Cell Cycle does DNA replication take place?

What is the S phase?

100

Which of the following molecules is made during transcription? [Hint: Carries coded information to the ribosome]

What is messenger RNA (mRNA)?

100
This is where DNA replication takes place.
What is the nucleus?
100
A 3-base sequence of mRNA.
What is a codon?
200
The sugars and the phosphates.
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 type of RNA transports an amino acid to the ribosome. (Use full name)
What is transfer RNA (tRNA)?
200
This is where transcription takes place.
What is the nucleus?
200
The process where mRNA is created from DNA
What is transcription?
300
The type of bond that holds bases together in the double helix.
What is a hydrogen bond?
300
This is what you call a "G" binding with a "C" or an "A" binding with a "T".
What is a base pair?
300

With RNA, A (adenine) binds with this other nitrogen base.

What is U (uracil)?

300
This is where translation takes place.
What is the cytoplasm?
300

Which two processes are involved in protein synthesis?

What is transcription and translation?

400

What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

A (nitrogenous) base, a sugar, and a phosphate.

400
The enzyme that is used to make a copy of a DNA molecule.
What is DNA polymerase?
400

Is RNA structure single or double stranded?

What is single stranded?

400

This is the site of protein synthesis.

What is the ribosome?

400

What amino acid does the codon UCA code for?

Serine

500
What is DNA's base pair rules

What is A(Adenine)=T(Thymine), C(Cytosine)=G(Guanine)?

500

The enzyme that breaks hydrogen bonds.

What is Helicase?

500

What is the sugar in RNA called?

Ribose

500

What is the process of turning DNA into mRNA called? [The first step of Protein Synthesis]

What is Transcription?

500
DNA is an abbreviation for this term.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
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