DNA bases
What does A stand for?
Adenine
What does U stand for?
Uracil
What is the process by which proteins are made?
Protein synthesis
Nucleus
Which process create mRNA?
Transcription
What base pairs with adenine?
Thymine
What base pairs with uracil?
Adenine
What are the two stages of protein synthesis?
Transcription and translation
DNA is _________ stranded
Double
Where does transcription occur?
In the nucleus
What is the complementary DNA strand for the following template DNA: AGCTAG
TCGATC
What is the complementary RNA strand for the following template DNA: ATCGATG
UAGCUAC
What are the building blocks of proteins?
Amino acids
RNA polymerase binds to the _____________ to start transcription
Promotor region/site
What enzyme is responsible for transcribing mRNA?
RNA polymerase
Adenine and ____________ are purines
Guanine
RNA is _____________ stranded
Single
In which organelle are proteins made?
Ribosomes
Transcription stops when RNA polymerase reaches the ______________ sequence
Terminator
Free _____________ are used to transcribe mRNA
RNA nucleotides
The sugar is DNA is....
Deoxyribose
The sugar in RNA is ....
Ribose
Where are ribosomes found?
The cytoplasm and rough endoplasmic reticulum
The strand of DNA that is not used for coding is called the___________________
Non-template strand
What does the m in mRNA stand for?
Messenger