DNA
Replication
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Translation
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What is the genetic material that serves as a blueprint for all your traits?
DNA
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What is the process when DNA makes an exact copy of itself?
DNA replication
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What nitrogen base is present in RNA but not DNA?
Uracil
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Where does translation take place?
In the ribosome
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What scientists made the first 3D model of DNA?
Watson and Crick
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Name the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA
Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine, Adenine
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What enzyme is shown in this picture? 
Helicase
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What is the process of taking information from DNA (genes) and transferring it into mRNA?
Transcription
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What structure on tRNA is complementary to a codon on mRNA?
Anticodon
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What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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Name the scientists that discovered the structure of DNA.
Watson and Crick
+100 for Rosalind Franklin as well
300
What enzyme proofreads the nitrogen bases added to DNA to make sure there are no errors as it replicates?
DNA polymerase
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Where does transcription occur in our cells?
Nucleus
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What is the three letter sequence on mRNA that codes for an amino acid?
Codon
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What does RNA stand for?
Ribonucleic acid
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Each nucleotide in a DNA molecule is composed of what?
Deoxyribose (sugar), nitrogenous base, phosphate group
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What is the complementary DNA strand to the following sequence?
AGCGTTAC
TCGCAATG
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What is the complementary mRNA strand for the following DNA sequence?
ACCGTAAT
UGGCAUUA
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What do we use to determine what amino acids an mRNA strand codes for?
Codon chart
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Create a T chart showing the main differences between DNA and RNA
DNA: deoxyribose, thymine, double stranded
RNA: ribose, uracil, single stranded
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What type of bond holds together the complementary base pairs in strands of DNA?
Hydrogen
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The place where two strands separate during DNA replication is called what?
Replication fork
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What enzyme is involved in the process of making mRNA from DNA?
RNA polymerase
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What is a change in the genetic code?
Mutation
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Determine the amino acids from this mRNA sequence:
AUGCGUAGC
Met - Arg - Ser