DNA
This is the shape of DNA.
What is double helix?
The 4 nitrogenous bases of an RNA molecule include....
What are adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil?
The process in which DNA is used to make an mRNA strand.
What is transcription?
In what organelle is mRNA read and the protein synthesized?
What is " the ribosome?"
Protein Synthesis actually begins in the _______________ when DNA transcribes into ___________.
What is nucleus? What is mRNA?
Segments of DNA are called?
What are genes?
True or False
DNA and RNA are both nucleic acids
True
The site where mRNA is created from the DNA sequence that will code for a specific trait.
What is the "nucleus?"
This type of RNA transfers the appropriate amino acid.
What is tRNA?
What is transcription.
The 4 nitrogenous bases of a DNA molecule include...
What are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine?
Name the three different types of RNA
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
Provide the missing information
DNA: ACT
mRNA:
What is..
mRNA: UGA
These three nitrogen bases are complimentary to the mRNA codons during translation.
What is the "anticodon."
The copy created from transcription is ______________.
What is mRNA?
This is the bond that connects nitrogenous bases of DNA in the rungs of the ladder.
What are hydrogen bonds?
This type of RNA is found in ribosomes.
What is rRNA?
DNA: AAG-TCT-GTC. What is the complementary strand created from the DNA sequence during transcription?
What is RNA: UUC-AGA-CAG?
A group of three bases on mRNA that determine a specific amino acid is called a ________
What is a "codon?"
mRNA leaves the nucleus and goes to this organelle.
What is the ribosome?
What is a substitution mutation?
RNA travels from the nucleus to the ribosome through this substance.
What is cytoplasm?
codons; every 3 bases
The type of RNA that carries the message from the nucleus to the ribosome
What is mRNA?
What would be the complementary DNA base sequence to the following strand of mRNA?
UAA-GCG-CCC-AAU-GUG
ATT-CGC-GGG-TTA-CAC
This is the sugar found in DNA.
What is deoxyribose?
True or False
mRNA can leaves the by way of vesicle to reach the ribosome.
False-it leaves through the nuclear pore.
The sequence of bases on mRNA that indicates the beginning of the protein building instructions?
What is the START codon?
This is the name of the strand used to make mRNA from DNA:
What is the template strand?
tRNA brings the correct _____________________ back to the ribosome.
What is amino acid.
What are the complementary nitrogenous bases (nucleotides) for the following strand of DNA?
TTA-GGC-CGG-TAT-AAG
AAT-CCG-GCG-ATA-TTC
An RNA strand is AUG-CUA-CCG. What would be the resulting tRNA anticodons?
WHAT IS UAC-GAU-GGC?
A ribosome will continue to create a protein until it encounters a ____.
What is a "Stop Codon."
This enzyme binds to the promotor site on the DNA strands and adds the complimentary bases to form the mRNA strand.
What is RNA polymerase?
This nucleic acid can only be found inside of the nucleus.
What is DNA?
DNA is found on thread-like structures called:
What are chromosomes?
List 3 differences between a DNA & RNA molecule.
DNA is double stranded; RNA is single
N. Bases for DNA: A, C, G, T; RNA: A, U, C, G
DNA has a deoxyribose sugar; RNA: ribose sugar
DNA has the genetic code; RNA uses DNA to carry the message.
DNA can't leave the nucleus; RNA has to leave the nucleus
During this process, the building blocks of protein are assembled with the help of tRNA:
What is translation?
The change in the nucleotide sequence that involves either an addition or removal of bases results in a:
What is a frameshift mutation?
This long chain of amino acids is called becomes a ______________.
What is protein?