DNA
What is the shape of DNA?
What is a double helix?
What is the shape of RNA?
What is single stranded?
Enzyme responsible for adding dNTPs to the 3' end
What is DNA polymerase
The ___ strand that is transcribed into mRNA.
What is DNA?
The end product of translation
A protein
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
Phosphate group, sugar, and base (A, T, C, or G)
The sugar in RNA
What is ribose?
What direction does DNA synthesis happen in?
5' --> 3'
Enzyme responsible for transcription
RNA polymerase
mRNA is "read" by this organelle to form a protein chain
What are ribosomes?
How does DNA replication occur?
Semi-conservatively
Base that is only found in RNA
What is U - uracil?
Enzyme that opens the DNA strand
What is helicase
The strand of the DNA that is used to make the mRNA
The template strand
What are codons and what is it made of? Be specific.
Codons are three bases made up of (A, G, C, and/or U)
When does DNA replication occur?
Every time a cell divides
The START codon
What is AUG?
Which strand is discontinuous?
Lagging strand
Noncoding DNA that gets removed during eukaryotic processing?
Intron
Type of RNA that "brings" amino acids to the ribosome
What is tRNA?
Replicate this sequence: ATCGCC
TAGCGG
Number of RNA bases needed to specify 6 amino acids
What are the small fragments on the lagging strand called?
Okazaki fragments
Organelle in the cell where transcription takes place
What is the nucleus?
Where does translation take place?
In the cytoplasm