Main Function
(in Protein Synthesis)
(in Protein Synthesis)
Transcription
Translation
DNA + RNA
Proteins
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What is the main function of DNA?
To be a template in the creation of RNA
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What is the process in which RNA is made?
Transcription
50
What is the process where protein instructions are decoded?
Translation
50
What is the monomer of DNA?
Nucleotides
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What are proteins made out of?
Amino Acids
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What is the main function of RNA?
To transmit genetic information
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Where does Transcription take place?
Nucleus
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Where does Translation take place?
In the ribosome
100
How many strands is DNA made up of?
2 strands
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What is the polymer of a Protein?
Polypeptides
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What is the main function of rRNA?
To make up the ribosome
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Which RNA are involved in this process?
Just RNA
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What is a codon?
A group of three RNA bases
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How many nucleotides make up a singular codon?
3
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What type of protein is know to help speed up chemical reactions?
Enzymes
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What is the main function of mRNA?
To carry a copy of DNA to the ribosome
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If the DNA is ATGCTCTAA what would the mRNA be?
UACGAGAUU
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Which RNA are involved in this process?
All of them but RNA
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How is RNA made?
Unwinding and copying a strand of DNA in order to replicate genetic code
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How do you know if something is an enzyme?
If it ends in -ase
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What is the main function of tRNA?
To transfer correct amino acids to the correct codon
300
If a codon reads U-A-C, what is the correct amino acid?
Tyr or Tyrosine
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How many codons are there for each amino acid?
1
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What are the 2 base pairs of nucleotides?
A and T + G and C
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What type of bond hold amino acids (proteins) together?
Peptide Bonds