Match the code to the protein
The GAA pattern creates which codon?
Glu
What codon indicates start?
Met
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What does RNA stand for?
Ribonucleic acid
What is transcription?
When RNA is created by copying a DNA strand
The CUG code creates which codon?
Leu
What codon indicates stop?
There is no specific name.
What nitrogenous base does Adenine match to in DNA?
Thymine
What nitrogenous base does Adenine match to in RNA?
Uracil
What is translation?
When ribosomes decode mRNA to create proteins
The ACU code creates which codon?
Thr
What three patterns indicate stop?
UAA, UAG, UGA
What nitrogenous base does Cytosine match to in DNA?
Guanine
What nitrogenous base does Guanine match to in RNA?
Cytosine
What enzyme "unzips" DNA?
DNA Helicase
The CGC pattern makes which codon?
Arg
How many codons are there including the start codon?
23
What is a Purine?
A two-ring structure, bases Adenine and Guanine in DNA
What does mRNA stand for?
What does it do?
messenger RNA
It acts as a temporary molecule that carries genetic information from the DNA in a cell to the cytoplasm.
What enzyme pairs RNA to a single DNA strand?
RNA Polymerase
The UAC pattern makes which codon?
Tyr
Besides Met, what other codon has only one pattern that creates it?
Trp (made by UGG)
What is a Pyrimidine?
A single-ring structure, bases Cytosine and Thymine (Uracil in RNA)
What does tRNA stand for?
What does it do?
transfer RNA
It translates genetic code from mRNA into proteins within the ribosomes.
What does the ending "-ase" mean?
That it is an enzyme