All About DNA
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What does RNA stand for?
Ribonucleic Acid
How many codons make up an Amino Acid?
1 codon
What process comes first Transcription or Translation
Transcription
What is the building block for DNA?
A nucleotide
What is the building block for RNA?
How many amino acids make up proteins
20
Is DNA or RNA used for Protein Synthesis
RNA
What is a nucleotide made up of?
1. 5 carbon sugar
2. Phosphate group
3. Nitrogenous base
What is a nucleotide made up of?
1. 5 carbon sugar
2. Phosphate group
3. Nitrogenous base
How many bases make up a codon?
3
What is used as the template strand
DNA
What is the shape of DNA?
Double helix
What is the shape of RNA?
Single helix
Amino Acids are the building blocks for?
Proteins
Proteins are made up of
Amino Acids
Name the nitrogen bases for DNA and their pair
Adenine and Thymine
Guanine and Cytosine
Name the 3 types of RNA
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
What is the start codons Amino Acid?
Methionine
What molecules bring the Amino Acid
tRNA