DNA
RNA
Protein Synthesis
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
100
The sugar that is part of DNA
What is deoxyribose?
100
The sugar that is found in RNA
What is Ribose?
100
Translation of RNA to protein happens here
What is a Ribosome?
100

Groups of three bases on a mRNA molecule

What is Codon?

100
These are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
200
The 4 nitrogen bases of DNA
What are Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine?
200
The sequence of nucleotide bases on mRNA that would complement the following bases on DNA: A T T C G C A G T
What is U A A G C G U C A
200
DNA is copied into a strand of RNA during this step of protein synthesis.
What is Transcription?
200

The type of mutation that occurs when one base is replaced by another.

What is a substitution or point mutation?

200
The bonds that link amino acids together.
What are peptide bonds?
300

Two processes that happen in the nucleus involving DNA

What are DNA Replication and Transcription?

300
The full names for the three different types of RNA
What are messenger RNA, transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA?
300
Anticodons and amino acids are found on this molecule.
What is transfer RNA?
300

The bond between nitrogen bases that allows them to be easily unzipped

What is an hydrogen bonds?

300

What is the complementary DNA Strand to:

A T C G T C A T

T A G C A G T A

400
The three parts of the DNA nucleotide (building block)
What are deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group and nitrogen base?
400
The names of the 4 nitrogen bases of RNA.
What are Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Uracil?
400

Why might a point mutation NOT cause a change in a protein (silent mutation)? (Hint: think of amino acids)

What is if the change does not change the amino acid it codes for?

400
The type of mutation that happens when a base is either deleted or inserted, causing a change in the reading of codons and amino acids.
What is a frameshift?
400

Where do each of the following occur in the cell:

Replication?

Transcription?

Translation?

Replication - nucleus

Transcription - nucleus

Translation - ribosome (in the cytoplasm)

500
The reason why DNA replication happens.
What is to pass on genetic information to other cells during cell division?
500
Two differences between the STRUCTURE of RNA and DNA.
What is DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded? What is RNA has RIbose and DNA has Deoxyribose? What is RNA has the base Uracil and DNA has the base Thymine?
500

What amino acid does the mRNA AGU code for?

What is Ser (Serine)?

500

The original strand of DNA is ACC TTG CGA The mutated strand of DNA is ACC TTC GA 

a) How many amino acids are changed? (from the original strand)

b) This is a _______________ mutation. 

2

frameshift

500

What amino acids does the following sequence code for?

TAT GGG

mRNA: AUA CCC

Amino acid: Ile - Pro

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