DNA
DNA to Protein
Mutations
Biotechnology
Miscellaneous
100

The name of the sugar in DNA

What is Deoxyribose? 

100

This process copies information from DNA into mRNA.

What is Transcription?

100

A mutation in which one DNA base is replaced by another is called this type of mutation.

What is a substitution? (point mutation)

100

An organism whose DNA has been changed using biotechnology is commonly called this.

What is a GMO?

100

Meiosis produces these reproductive cells, such as sperm and eggs.

What are gametes?

200

A single piece of DNA is called: 

What is a nucleotide?

200

During translation, the ribosome reads this molecule to build a protein.

What is mRNA?

200

This type of mutation happens when one or more nucleotides are added to a DNA sequence.

What is an insertion?

200

CRISPR is a technology scientists can use to do this to DNA.

What is edit DNA?
200

A human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. After meiosis is complete, each resulting cell contains this many chromosomes.

What is 23? 

300
The backbone of a DNA molecule is made up of sugar and __________.

What is Phosphate? 

300

A group of three bases on mRNA that codes for an amino acid is called this.

What is a codon?

300

When a nucleotide is added or removed, it may cause this type of mutation that changes the reading frame.

What is a Frame-shift mutation?
300

This enzyme acts like molecular scissors and cuts DNA at a specific location during CRISPR gene editing.

What is Cas 9?

300

This molecule carries genetic instructions from DNA to the ribosome.

What is mRNA? 

400

DNA has the shape of a twisted ladder known as this.

What is a double helix?

400

This molecule contains the anti-codon

What is the tRNA?

400

This chromosome picture can be examined to identify abnormalities in chromosome number or structure.

What is Karyotype?

400

Scientists insert a human gene into bacteria so the bacteria can produce a human protein, such as insulin. This biotechnology process is known as this.

What is genetic engineering?

400

A version of a gene, such as the form for brown eyes or blue eyes, is called this.

What is an allele?

500

If one strand of DNA reads A-T-G-C-C-A, give the complementary DNA sequence.

T-A-C-G-G-T
500

If an mRNA codon reads AUG, what does it normally signal during translation?

What is start?

500

A change in a DNA sequence that codes for a premature STOP codon is called: 

What is a nonsense mutation?

500

CRISPR-based gene therapy has been developed to treat this inherited blood disorder caused by abnormal hemoglobin.

What is Sickle-Cell disease?

500

A cell has a mutation in its DNA, but the amino acid sequence of the protein does not change. This type of mutation is called this.

What is a silent mutation?