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 4 nitrogenous bases of an RNA molecule include....
What is Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil
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?
The amino acid, AUG, is often referred to at this
What is the "Start codon?"
deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base makes up a...
What is nucleotide?
The nucleic acid that serves as a blueprint of life, and contains the instructions for making an organism
What is DNA?
The sugar found on RNA
ribose sugar
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?"
The reason DNA goes through DNA replication.
What is in order to ensure all new cells have a complete copy of DNA?
The 4 nitrogenous bases of a DNA molecule include...
What is Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine
The enzyme that "unzips" DNA to make a template for mRNA
What is helicase?
the type of RNA that carries the message from the nucleus to the ribosome
What is mRNA?
DNA: CAT-GTA-CCG-TAT. What is the RNA strand from the DNA sequence?
What is RNA: GUA-CAU-GGC-AUA
Transcription and Translation will stop when it encounters a......
What is a "Stop Codon."
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Fats, and Nucleic acids are known as the ____________________ of Life.
What are "Biomolecules?"
Adenine pairs with ___________
Guanine pairs with ____________
What is Thymine?
What is Cytosine?
Use to describe when DNA uses a template strand to make a new strand resulting in a genetically identical molecule
What is semiconservative?
An RNA strand is AUG-CUA-CCG. What is the complimentary strand
WHAT IS UAC-GAU-GGC?
The process in which DNA is used to make an mRNA strand.
What is Transcription?
The mRNA codon of GAU would transfer this amino acid...
Use your codon chart or codon wheel
What is "Asparatic Acid?"
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?"
Why must mRNA be made?
To get the protein code to the ribosome.
The secondary process of Protein synthesis in which protein are produced.
What is Translation?
THE process of using the DNA genetic code to make a protein is called
What is "Protein Synthesis."
What is the SPECIFIC amino acid that allows for transcription to begin.
What is Methionine?