Which type of nucleic acid has Thymine?
DNA
Where does transcription take place?
In the nucleus
What does the m in mRNA stand for?
messenger
A codon is a sequence of how many bases?
3 bases
What type of nucleic acid has uracil (not thymine)?
RNA
What is the structure difference in DNA and mRNA?
DNA is a double Helix, RNA is a single Helix.
The bonds between amino acids are called:
a) covalent bonds
b) phosphodiester bonds
c) peptide bonds
d) hydrogen bonds
c) peptide bonds
What type of macromolecule does DNA fall under?
A. Carbohydrate
B. Lipid
C. Protein
D. Nucleic Acid
D. Nucleic Acid
Translation is _____ -----> ______.
RNA to protein
If A matches with T, C matches with G what would this strand of genes make (A-T-G-G-C-C-T-G-G-A-C-T-T-C-A)?
(T-A-C-C-G-G-A-C-C-T-G-A-A-G-T)
The segment of DNA that codes for the amino acid sequence in a protein is called a/an:
gene
What is the central dogma of biology?
DNA -----> RNA -----> Protein
What is the job of tRNA?
Bring correct amino acid to match mRNA codon during translation
What does tRNA Stand for?
Transfer RNA
What type of RNA is described below?
Carries copies of instructions to the ribosomes for assembling amino acids into proteins
mRNA
What sugars do DNA and RNA have?
DNA has deoxyribose sugar and mRNA has ribose sugar.
Any change in a DNA sequence.
A mutation
How many amino acids are there?
20
What are the 3 types of RNA that you have learned about?
mRNA, tRNA and rRNA
mRNA has a ___________; tRNA has a ________________.
a) codon; anticodon
b) anticodon; codon
c) anticodon; anticodon
d) codon; codon
a) codon; anticodon
Transcription is: ______ ------> ____________
DNA -----> RNA
Name 2 differences between DNA and RNA
DNA: T, not U; double-stranded; can't leave nucleus; contains genes
RNA: U, not T; single-stranded; can be anywhere in cell
Using a codon wheel what amino acid is UUG?
Leucine
What does rRNA Stand for?
Ribosomal RNA

