DNA Structure
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
Mutations
100
The three building blocks that make up a DNA nucleotide
What are phosphate, sugar and a nitrogen base?
100

This enzyme unzips the double helix.

What is DNA helicase?

100

The central dogma:  ___________ --> ___________ --> ___________

What is DNA to RNA to Protein?

100
Amino acids are held together by this type of bond. 

What is a peptide bond?

100

The type of mutation throw off the entire amino acid sequence and is the most dangerous. 

What is a frameshift mutation?

200
The basic unit of DNA and RNA.
What is a nucleotide?
200

This strand replicates continuously.

What is the leading strand?

200
DNA uses thymine, while RNA uses this.
What is Uracil (U)?
200

Proteins are assembled here.

What is a ribosome?

200

A DNA mutation that occurs when one base is substituted on mRNA, but there is no change/effect to the translated amino acid. 

What is a silent (point) mutation?

300

Nucleotides are held together by this type of bond. 

What is hydrogen bonds?

300
This enzyme follows helicase and follows base pairing rules to make the complementary DNA strand.
What is DNA polymerase?
300

Transcription occurs here in the cell.

What is the nucleus?

300

This type of RNA carries the correct amino acids to the ribosome according to the mRNA sequence.

What is tRNA?

300

This type of mutation results in a premature STOP codon. 

What is nonsense mutation?

400

Chargaff's Rule. 

What is adenine=thymine, and guanine=cytosine?

400

The complementary base pairing of the DNA sequence 5' ATTCGGCTTA 3'

What is 3' TAAGCCGAAT 5'?

400
This enzyme matches RNA bases to the DNA template.
What is RNA polymerase?
400
The start codon.
What is 'AUG'?
400

The three side effects from genetic mutations. 

What is positive, negative, and unknown?

500
The shape of the DNA molecule.
What is a double-helix?
500

The lagging strand is made up of _________ fragments, and is joined by the enzyme ___________. 



What is Okazaki and DNA ligase?

500

A DNA strand with the sequence AACGTAACG is transcribed. What is the sequence of the mRNA molecule synthesized?

What is UUGCAUUGC?

500

During translation, the ____ site within the ribosome hold the growing amino acid chain while the ____ site holds the next amino acid to be added to the chain.

What are the P and A sites?

500

Induced mutations are caused by ________ agents.

What is mutagenic?

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