DNA
the structure of DNA
What is double helix
Long chains of amino acids fold up to make this important structure.
What is a "Protein?"
The name of the strand that is created from the DNA template for protein synthesis.
What is the mRNA?
A group of 3 three bases on mRNA that determine a specific amino acid is called a ________
What is a "codon?"
THE process of using the DNA genetic code to make a protein is called
What is "Protein Synthesis."
List 3 differences between a DNA & RNA molecule
DNA is double stranded; RNA is single
N. Bases for DNA: A, C, G, T; RNA: A, U, C, G
DNA has a deoxyribose sugar; RNA: ribose sugar
DNA has the genetic code; RNA uses DNA to carry the message.
DNA can't leave the nucleus; RNA has to leave the nucleus
deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base makes up a...
What is nucleotide?
The nucleic acid that serves as a blueprint of life, and contains the instructions for making an organism
What is DNA?
mRNA is made from these monomers
What are nucleotides?
The site where mRNA is created from the DNA sequence that will code for a specific trait.
What is the "nucleus?"
The site of protein synthesis occurs at this important functional organelle ___________
What is " the ribosome?"
Ribosomes read the mRNA strand _____ codon at a time. Each codon is made of ______ nitrogen bases.
What is "1 and 3"?
The 4 nitrogenous bases of a DNA molecule include...
What is Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine
Changes in the nucleotide sequence of DNA
What are Mutations?
The 4 nitrogenous bases of an RNA molecule include....
What is Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil
DNA: CAT-GTA-CCG. What is the complementary mRNA strand from the DNA sequence?
What is RNA: GUA-CAU-GGC
the type of RNA that transfers the appropriate amino acid
What is tRNA?
Any change in DNA is called this.
What is a mutation?
The bond that connects nitrogenous bases in DNA in the rungs of the ladder
What are hydrogen bonds?
Individual segments of DNA that code for proteins using the genetic code
What are "Genes"?
The type of RNA that is found in ribosomes
What is rRNA?
The process in which DNA is used to make an mRNA strand.
What is Transcription?
A ribosome will continue to create a protein until it encounters a......
What is a "Stop Codon."
All three types of RNA work together during...
What is Translation?
Adenine pairs with ___________
Guanine pairs with ____________
What is Thymine?
What is Cytosine?
3 nitrogen bases that are complimentary to the mRNA codons during translation.
What is the "anticodon."
What is a "Ribose."
The secondary process of Protein synthesis in which mRNA is used to produce proteins.
What is Translation?
the type of RNA that carries the message from the nucleus to the ribosome
What is mRNA?
What is chromosome?
A DNA Molecule has the bases, AGC-TAC-GCT. WHAT is the complementary DNA molecule that will form
WHAT is TCG-ATG-CGA?
the enzyme that binds to the promotor site on the DNA strands and adds the complimentary bases to form the mRNA strand
What is RNA polymerase?
An RNA strand is AUG-CUA-CCG. What would be the resulting tRNA anticodons:
WHAT IS UAC-GAU-GGC?
What is the SPECIFIC amino acid OR codon that allows for translation to begin.
What is "Methionine or AUG"?
Provide the missing information
DNA: CTA
mRNA:
What is..
mRNA: GAU
The CAUUUG sequence of bases mutated to CACUUG, resulting in the same amino acid sequence. Is this really possible?
What is yes?