DNA
the structure of DNA
What is double helix
Long chains of amino acids fold up to make this important structure.
What is a "Protein?"
The name of the strand that is used to create the RNA strand for protein synthesis?
What is the template strand?
A group of 3 three bases on mRNA that determine a specific amino acid is called a ________
What is a "codon?"
the type of RNA that transfers the appropriate amino acid
What is tRNA?
Adenine and Guanines are classified as Purines or Pyrimidines?
Remember the mnemonic I taught you...
What are Purines?
deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base makes up a...
What is nucleotide?
Uncoiled, unorganized DNA is also known as....
What is "Chromatin."
The enzyme that "unzips" DNA to make a template for mRNA
What is RNA Polymerase?
The site where RNA is created from the DNA sequence that will code for a specific trait.
What is the "nucleus?"
The site of protein synthesis occurs at this important functional organelle ___________
What is " the ribosome?"
Cytosine and Thymine are known as Purines or Pyrimidines?
Remember the mnemonic I taught you...
What are Pyrimidines?
The 4 nitrogenous bases of a DNA molecule include...
What is Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine
Organized units of DNA that contain genes that code for traits and proteins; the form DNA takes when cell is dividing
What are Chromosomes?
The 4 nitrogenous bases of an RNA molecule include....
What is Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil
DNA: CAT-GTA-CCG-TAT. What is the RNA strand from the DNA sequence?
What is RNA: GUA-CAU-GGC-AUA
the type of RNA that carries the message from the nucleus to the ribosome
What is mRNA?
The amino acid, AUG, is often referred to at this
What is the "Start codon?"
The bond that connects nitrogenous bases in DNA in the rungs of the ladder
What are hydrogen bonds?
The nucleic acid that serves as a blueprint of life, and contains the instructions for making an organism
What is DNA?
The type of RNA where protein synthesis takes place...
What is rRNA?
The process in which DNA is used to make an mRNA strand.
What is Transcription?
Transcription and Translation will stop when it encounters a......
What is a "Stop Codon."
The reason DNA goes through DNA replication.
What is in order to ensure all new cells have a complete copy of DNA?
Adenine pairs with ___________
Guanine pairs with ____________
What is Thymine?
What is Cytosine?
the enzyme that binds to the promotor site on the DNA strands and adds the complimentary bases to form the mRNA strand
What is RNA polymerase?
The bond that holds the amino acids together to form a protein (polypeptide chain)
What is a "Peptide Bond."
The secondary process of Protein synthesis in which protein are produced.
What is Translation?
The mRNA codon of GAU would transfer this amino acid...
Use your codon chart or codon wheel
What is "Asparatic Acid?"
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Fats, and Nucleic acids are known as the ____________________ of Life.
What are "Biomolecules?"
3 nitrogen bases that are complimentary to the mRNA codons during translation.
What is the "anticodon."
An RNA strand is AUG-CUA-CCG. What is the complimentary strand
WHAT IS UAC-GAU-GGC?
What is the SPECIFIC amino acid that allows for transcription to begin.
What is Methionine?
THE process of using the DNA genetic code to make a protein is called
What is "Protein Synthesis."
DNA & RNA fall under this category of Biomolecules
What are "Nucleic Acids?"
When DNA makes a duplicate, or copy of itself, for Mitosis is known as....Replication, Transcription, or Translation
What is Replication?
Segments of DNA that code for proteins using the genetic code
What are "Genes?"
List 3 differences between a DNA & RNA molecule
DNA is double stranded; RNA is single
N. Bases for DNA: A, C, G, T; RNA: A, U, C, G
DNA has a deoxyribose sugar; RNA: ribose sugar
DNA has the genetic code; RNA uses DNA to carry the message.
DNA can't leave the nucleus; RNA has to leave the nucleus
The number of amino acids Eukaryotes possess in their DNA
What is "20 amino acids?"
The mRNA codon, UCC, would drop of which amino acid to the growing chain
What is Serine?
The theory the DNA-->RNA ----> is referred to as the " Central _________" in biological science.
What is the Central Dogma?