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Replication Components
Transcription/Translation
The Mutations
RIP Alex Trebek
100

This is the Site where the tRNA leaves (also known as the Exit Site)

The E Site

100

Relieves strain on the DNA Strand

DNA gyrase/topoisomerase

100

What step of transcription is this describing?

Transcription factors and RNA polymerase bind to the promoter region

Initiation

100

This famous Mutant has three retractable claws in each hand and is played by Hugh Jackman in the movies

Wolverine

100

Alex Trebek was hired as the host of Jeopardy in what year?

A. 1991

B. 1972

C. 1984

D. 2000

1984

200

A sample of DNA contains 34% Thymine. What percentage of the sample contains Guanine?

16%

200

Stabilizes single DNA strands

singe stranded binding proteins

200

What step of transcription is this describing?

mRNA is assembled

Elongation

200

This mutation is a substitution where the amino acid is changed

Missense Mutation

200

Which show did Alex Trebek guest appear on?

A. Spongebob Squarepants

B. Wheel of Fortune

C. Friends

D. How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

300

The adenine content of a DNA sample makes up 35% of the total purine content. What is the percentage of cytosine found in the sample?

15%

300

Unwinds double helix

Helicase

300

What step of transcription is this referring to?

RNA polymerase is released along with mRNA strand

Termination

300

This is a mutation where a stop codon is prematurely coded for

Nonsense Mutation

300

How many episodes of Jeopardy did Alex Trebek Host?

A. 10

B. 5,123

C. Over 10,000

D. Over 7,500

Over 7,500

400

What component in HIV violates the central dogma?

Reverse Transcriptase

400

Adds RNA primers

Primase

400

There are many cases when the third nucleotide in a codon could be the incorrect one but the correct amino acid will still be added to the polypeptide. This is referred to as_____ pairing.

Wobble

400

This is a mutation where a deletion results in an alteration in the reading frame and everything down stream is affected

Frameshift mutation
400

Where is Alex Trebek from?

A. Ontario, Canada

B. Birmingham, Alabama

C. Long Island, New York

D. London, England

Ontario, Canada

500

Using the following template DNA strand, what will be the resulting mRNA strand after transcription?

3’ CGTAAGCGGCTA 5

5’-CGUAAGCGGCUA-3’

500

Holds DNA polymerase in place

Sliding Clamp

500

At what two recognition sequences upstream of the transcription start site on a prokaryotic promoter does sigma factor bind to?

-10, -35

500

This mutation does not result in amino acid change and no effect is seen

Silent Mutation

500

How old was Alex when he passed away?

A.70

B. 78

C. 80

D. 79

80