DNA & RNA

DNA

100

How many bases is there in DNA

4

200

Name two of the four bases

Possible answers: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine

300

What is a base pair

Pair of Complementary bases

400

What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic acid 

500

If there is 35% Guanine in a DNA strand, what percentage is the other bases?

A=15%

T=15%

C=35%

RNA

100

How much nitrogenous bases is there in RNA

4

200

What shape is RNA

Single stranded

300

What base is unique to RNA

Uracil

400

What does RNA stand for

Ribonucleic acid

500

Translate the following:

3" GTA TAG CCG TAA 5"

5" CAU AUC GGC AUU 3"

CODONS

100

How many nitrogenous bases create a codon?

3

200

What does a codon code for

A gentic code

300

Can DNA make a codon

YES RNA can and so an DNA

400

How many possible codons do not code for amino acids but signal the end of  a protein

3

500

What does a codon code for?

Each codon codes for a specific amino acid in a protien