DNA S&F
Transcription
Translation
The Central Dogma
Potpourri
100
What are the four bases of DNA (no abbreviations!)?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine
100
What is the product of transcription?
mRNA
100
Where does translation occur?
At the ribosome
100

What is the correct order of Central Dogma?

DNA-->mRNA-->tRNA-->protein

100

What organelle in the cell makes proteins?

What is the ribosome

200
What is the structure of DNA?
Double helix
200
What type of information does the mRNA contain?
genetic information (information for how to build proteins)
200
What molecule is read by the ribosome, and what molecule does the ribosome make?
mRNA, protein
200

The DNA message is as follows:  ATT CCA GCA TTA---What is the mRNA Code

What is, UAA GGU CGU AAU

200

A cell is oval in shape, has centrioles, and small vacuoles, what kind of cell is it? 

What is an, animal cell

300
What are the DNA base-pairing rules?
Adenine w/ Thymine, Guanine w/ Cytosine
300
What is the enzyme that carries out transcription?
RNA Polymerase
300
What is the molecule that carries amino acids to the ribosome during translation?
tRNA
300
What is the overall idea that the central dogma explains?
how information in genes, made out of dna, is used to make proteins
300

A cell containing 75% water and 25% sugar is placed in a container of pure water.  Describe the movement of water.

Water will move into the cell until it reaches equilibrium.  

400
What organelle holds the DNA?
nucleus
400
Where does the mRNA molecule go after transcription is completed?
Leaves nucleus, goes to a ribosome
400
What type of RNA is used to build ribosomes?
rRNA
400

What enzyme unzips DNA during replication?

What is, DNA Helicase

400

__________ is the enzyme responsible for coping the DNA molecule, it also plays a role in DNA repair.

What is DNA Polymerase 

500
Who was credited, by being awarded the Nobel Prize, for discovered the structure of DNA?
Watson and Crick (and Wilkins)
500

This enzyme plays a primary role in transcription, it is responsible for coping DNA sequence into RNA sequence during transcription.

What is RNA Polymerase

500
What are the two locations where ribosomes are found?
Rough ER and cytoplasm
500
Fill in the blanks: " [BLANK] is transcribed into [BLANK] which is then translated into [BLANK]."
DNA, mRNA, proteins
500

If in any organism a DNA molecule is 24% cytosine, how much adenine will that DNA molecule contain?

What is 26%

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