DNA Structure
This base always pairs with cytosine.
What is guanine?
The location of transcription in the cell.
What is the nucleus.
This is the purpose of translation.
What is to create proteins.
These are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
The three parts of a nucleotide in DNA.
What are the phosphate group, deoxyribose and nitrogenous base?
This enzyme unzips the DNA double helix to begin the process of replication.
What is helicase?
The 3 types of RNA.
What are mRNA, tRNA and rRNA?
This is the name for the molecule that brings the amino acid to the mRNA sequence in the ribosome.
What is the tRNA
This is the type of bond that holds the amino acids together in a protein.
What is a peptide bond?
This is the type of bond that holds the nitrogenous bases together and allows for DNA to be replicated.
What are hydrogen bonds.
This enzyme acts as a computer and ensures that the bases are paired correctly during replication.
What is DNA polymerase?
This base is substituted for thymine in mRNA.
What is Uracil?
This is located on the tRNA and is matched up with the triplet on the mRNA as it's being read.
What is anticodon.
These are the two things that can disrupt the function of a protein.
What is temperature and pH.
When cell division occurs, DNA condenses into this tightly wound structure.
What are chromosomes?
This is the model that is used to describe DNA and during the process of replication the template strand is conserved.
What is the semi-conservative model?
This is where the single stranded RNA travels to after it is transcribed.
What is the ribosome?
Sets of three bases in mRNA are called this.
What is a codon.
These are the four levels of organization of proteins. (Their folding patterns)
What are primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary.
These two scientists were credited for the discovery of the structure of DNA.
Who are Watson and Crick?
This is the direction in which the new DNA strand is created.
What is the 5' to 3' direction.
Transcribe the following template DNA sequence into mRNA. A T T C G G A A C C T C G C T
What is U A A G C C U U G G A G C G A.
Translate the following mRNA sequence into the correct amino acid sequence. A U G C G C A A A G A G U U C
What is MET ARG LYS Glutamic Acid PHN
The reason why proteins are so important to living organisms.
What is because they are the building blocks of living organisms, they make up enzymes and are in every living cell or tissue.