DNA
RNA
Replication
Transcription
Translation
100

The shape of the DNA molecule?

What is a double helix

100

What does RNA stand for?

What is RIBONUCLEIC ACID?

100

What is DNA replication?

What is the process of copying the DNA?

100

The process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA template is called...

What is transcription?

100

The process of synthesizing proteins from RNA is called...

What is translation?

200

The 4 nitrogenous bases are...

What are adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine?

200

What is the primary role of mRNA?

What is to carry genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis?

200

What stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle does DNA replication take place?

What is S of Interphase?

200

The enzyme responsible for transcription is called ...

What is RNA polymerase?

200

The three stages of translation are ...

What are Intitation, Elongation and Termination

300

The enzyme that unwinds DNA is...

What is helicase?

300

What is the difference between tRNA and mRNA?

What is mRNA carries the genetic code, and tRNA brings amino acids to the ribosome?

300

The name of the enzyme that copies DNA is called...

What is DNA polymerase?

300

Where does transcription occur in eukaryotic cells?

What is the nucleus?

300

What is the difference between a CODON and an ANTI-CODON?

What is codons are found on mRNAs, and anti-codons are found on tRNAs, which carry their specific amino acid

400

DNA polymerase functions to...

What is synthesize new DNA strands?

400

Where are RNAs found in the cell?

What are the nucleus AND the cytoplasm

400

Another name for the Lagging strand 

What is Okazaki fragment?

400

What is the difference between introns and exons?

What is introns are non-coding regions of DNA that are edited out of the transcript during splicing.

400

How many amino acids are coded for by a SINGLE codon?

What is one?

500

One structural difference between DNA and RNA is...

What is DNA is double stranded, while RNA is single-stranded?

500

Where do ribosomes come from?

What is the nucleolus?

500

Why does Polymerase only work in one direction?

What is because only the 3' carbon is available for attachment of another molecule?

500

What protect the new mRNA from degrading before it reached a ribosome?

What is the 5' cap and the 3' poly-A-tail?
500

Name the start codon and it's amino acid

AUG = Methionine

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