Genetic Material
The molecule that is stored in the nucleus and controls the cell.
What is DNA?
DNA strands have these two names based on their orientation/direction.
What are leading and lagging?
Transcribe into the corresponding DNA strand.
AAC - GCA - TGA
What is TTG - CGT - ACT?
What is a protein?
This is the organelle where genetic material is kept in the cell.
What is the nucleus?
A single-stranded molecule that aids in protein synthesis.
What is RNA?
This enzyme is responsible for unwinding DNA strands prior to replication.
What is DNA helicase?
The process by which RNA instructions are made from DNA.
What is transcription?
The process by which proteins are made from RNA instructions.
What is translation?
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What is a shark?
DNA and RNA contain millions of these monomers.
What are nucleotides?
The purpose of DNA replication is to prepare for this process.
What is mitosis?
Transcribe the DNA strand into the corresponding RNA strand.
AAT - CGA - TGA - TGC
What is UUA - GCU - ACU - ACG?
Translate the following RNA strand.
AUG - CAC - UAG
What is Met - His - STOP?
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Who is Mr. Stigliano (Mr. Stig)?
RNA and RNA not only differ in the number of strands. RNA contains this nucleotide that replaces thymine.
What is uracil?
The name of the noncontinuous/broken pieces of DNA on the lagging strand.
What are Okazaki fragments?
UGA - UCG - AGU - GCA
What is ACT - AGC - TCA - CGT?
Translate the following RNA strand.
AUG - AGA - UUU - GCA - UGA
What is Met - Arg - Phe - Ala - STOP?
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What is evolution?
DNA is unable to leave the nucleus of a cell for this reason.
What is "DNA is too big"?
DNA replication is called this because one strand is newly made DNA and the other is DNA from the old molecule.
What is semi-conservative?
Transcribe the complementary DNA strand into RNA.
AAG - TCG - GCA - TTT - AAA
What is AAG - UCG - CGA - UUU - AAA?
Translate the following DNA strand into the correct amino acid string.
TAC - GGG - CTA - ATC
What is Met - Pro - Asp - STOP?
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