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Structure and Function of DNA
DNA Replication
RNA and Transcription
Protein Synthesis
Mutations
100
The complimentary base strand for the DNA base sequence GTCCATA.
What is CAGGTAT?
100
Phase of the cell cycle during which DNA replication occurs (think back to the longest phase of cell division - prior to mitosis)
What is Interphase? (double points if your team came up with Synthesis during interphase)
100
Matching RNA sequence for the DNA base sequence ACTGAG.
What is UGACUC?
100
Process by which the genetic code assembles proteins on ribosomes in the cytoplasm
What is translation?
100
Some cancers begin when this crucial molecule becomes damaged by sunlight or toxic chemicals.
What is DNA?
200
The two sub-molecules that make up the "backbone" or sides of the "ladder" in DNA.
What are phosphate and deoxyribose?
200
Each new strand of DNA is composed of one original strand (parent strand) and a new strand that is known as this.
What is the daughter strand?
200
Process in which mRNA copies DNA and where in the cell it takes place.
What is transcription and nucleus?
200
20 of these make up thousands and thousands of different proteins.
What are amino acids?
200
Uncontrolled cell growth can result in the formation of these (this).
What are tumors, cancer or (cancerous tumors)?
300
A sequence of DNA that codes for a trait.
What is a gene?
300
Weak but significant bonds that hold nitrogen bases together.
What are hydrogen bonds?
300
64 combinations of three-base codons make up this code that is the same for all living things.
What is the genetic code?
300
Tiny organelles on which proteins are assembled.
What are ribosomes?
300
Three possible effects that mutations may have on an organism.
What is harmful, harmless or beneficial?
400
These two men are credited with figuring out the shape & structure of DNA.
Who are James Watson and Francis Crick?
400
Genes are located at (random, specific) places on a chromosome.
What is specific?
400
Functions of mRNA.
What is copies and carries the genetic code from DNA into the cytoplasm?
400
Production of these is determined by the order of nitrogen bases.
What are specific proteins (or order of amino acids)?
400
Three possible types of treatment for cancer.
What is chemotherapy, radiation or surgery?
500
This monomer of the complex DNA molecule is composed of a phosphate, deoxyribose (sugar) and a nitrogen base.
What is a nucleotide?
500
During this process, hydrogen bonds unzip and nitrogen bases pair up with complementary bases to form a new strand of DNA.
What is DNA replication?
500
Three differences between RNA and DNA.
What are single-stranded, contains uracil instead of thymine, and has the sugar ribose instead of deoxyribose?
500
This nucleic acid contains the anti-codon and constructs long chains of amino acids into proteins.
What is tRNA?
500
Three specific types of mistakes in copying DNA that can cause mutations.
What are deletion, addition and substitution?