DNA
RNA
DNA & RNA
Nucleotides
Protein Synthesis
100
What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
100
Is RNA double or single stranded?
Single
100
RNA is ______ stranded while DNA is ______ stranded
Single, double
100
A nucleotide is composed of how many components?
3
100
What is the first step of protein synthesis?
Transcription
200
What are the building blocks (monomers) of DNA?
Nucleotides
200
How many different types of RNA are there?
3
200
Both are _______ of nucleotides
Polymers
200
The two strands that form DNA are held together by ______ _______
Hydrogen bonds
200
What is the second step of protein synthesis?
Translation
300
What are two strands (double helix) held together by?
hydrogen bonds
300
Which type of RNA is part of the ribosome structure?
rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
300
RNA uses the nitrogen base ______ instead of thymine that DNA uses
Uracil
300
One component that forms a nucleotide is a _________ group
Phosphate
300
Transcription is the synthesis of ______ using DNA as the template
mRNA
400

What is the helix composed of?

deoxyribose sugars and phosphates

400
Which type of RNA brings amino acids to ribosomes?
tRNA (transfer RNA)
400
Both DNA and RNA use the 3 nitrogen bases ______, ______, and ______
adenine, guanine, and thymine
400
One component that forms a nucleotide is a ______ base
Nitrogen
400
Translation is the synthesis of ________
Polypeptide
500
DNA is the storage of genetic information that ____ for ______ that determine the physical characteristics of an organism
Code, Proteins
500
Which type of RNA copies genetic information from DNA in the nucleus and takes it to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm?
mRNA (messenger RNA)
500
RNA uses a ______ sugar, while DNA uses a __________ sugar
Ribose, deoxyribose
500
One component that forms a nucleotide is a __________ (5 carbon sugar)
Deoxyribose
500
A _______ is a sequence of 3 nucleotides that define an amino acid
Codon
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