DNA/RNA Structure
DNA Replication
Protein Synthesis
Mutations
Misc.
100

The building blocks (monomers) of DNA and RNA

Nucleotides

100

This enzyme is responsible for separating the DNA strands by breaking the hydrogen bonds which hold base pairs together.

Helicase

100

3 bases in a row on the tRNA that compliments the codons found on the mRNA.

Anticodon

100

Point Mutations can substitute a base or shift the entire frame. Which type of substitution changes the amino acid to a STOP codon?

Nonsense

100

What type of sugar is found in RNA?

Ribose

200

What type of bond holds the nitrogen bases together?

Hydrogen bond

200

DNA Replication is said to be ______________ because it contains one old and one new strand.

Semiconservative

200

Type of RNA molecule that brings/carries amino acids  to the ribosome.

tRNA

200

A type of substitution that results in only one amino acid changing.

Missense

200

DNA & RNA are both examples of what type of macromolecule found in our body?

Nucleic Acids

300

What nitrogen base is not found in RNA?

Thymine

300

During DNA Replication, what base bonds with Adenine?

Thymine

300

On what organelle does translation take place?

Ribosome

300

What are the two types of frameshift mutations?

Insertion and Deletion

300

Where in the cell does Transcription take place?

Nucleus

400

What two nitrogen bases are purines?

Adenine and Guanine

400

If C & G make up 30% of the DNA, how much of the DNA is composed of Thymine?

35%

400

Determine the amino acid sequence for the following mRNA sequence: AUG  CUA  AUA  GCG  UAG

Met-Leu-Ile-Ala-Stop

400

A chromosomal mutation that occurs when part of the chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome.

Translocation

400

What nitrogen base bonds with cytosine?

Guanine

500

What molecules make up the backbone of the DNA strand?

Sugar & Phosphate

500

What would be the complementary DNA strand if given the template strand: TTA CCG GCT ATG

AAT GGC CGA TAC

500

Determine the mRNA sequence if given the DNA sequence GAG  CGA   TAG   TTA

CUC GCU AUC AAU

500

A random change in the nucleotide sequence in DNA.

Genetic Mutation

500

What are the building blocks of proteins?

Amino Acids