DNA
In DNA, Adenine pairs with...
What is Thymine
What type of sugar is in RNA?
What is Ribose
Where does translation take place?
What is the ribosome?
Replicate this DNA strand into the complementary base pairs: TTAGC
AATCG
The other name for a protein: ___________ chain
polypeptide
How many strands does DNA have?
What is 2
The type of RNA that takes the DNA code from the nucleus, transcribes it or writes it down and takes it to the ribosome to make proteins.
What is messenger RNA or mRNA?
The outcome of translation.
What is a protein?
When one nitrogen base is substituted for another in either DNA or RNA.
What is a mutation?
The monomers for a protein. (abbreviated AA)
What are amino acids?
What is the process called where DNA molecules are copied?
What is replication
This type of RNA reads or "translates" the mRNA code and carries a specific amino acid to the ribosome to join together with others amino acids to form proteins.
What is transfer RNA or tRNA?
Transcription take place here.
What is the Nucleus?
The cycle taking place when DNA replication occurs
What is mitosis or meiosis?
The “rungs” (inside) parts of the DNA ladder are made of______
What is nitrogen base pairs
What is the base pairing rule for DNA?
What is A-T and C-G
What is the base pairing rule for RNA?
What is: A-U and C-G
The location of translation.
What is the ribosome?
The number of bases in a codon.
3
The twisted ladder shape of DNA is called what?
What is a double helix?
What 2 components make up the backbone in DNA?
What is Deoxyribose sugar and Phosphate Molecules
The number of strands in an RNA molecule.
What is one.
Which nitrogenous base indicates the nucleic acid is RNA and not DNA?
What is Uracil?
Translate this DNA codon into RNA: ATT
UAA
Two men responsible for discovering the structure of DNA.
Who are Watson and Crick?