DNA
DNA Replication
RNA
Protein Synthesis
Protein Synthesis II
Vocabulary
100

What shape is DNA?

double helix

100

The site where DNA replication begins

What is a "Origin of Replication"

100

The 4 nitrogen bases of an RNA molecule include....

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil

100

The site where mRNA is created from the DNA sequence that will code for a specific trait.

nucleus

100

In what organelle is mRNA read and the protein synthesized? 

the ribosome

100

Changes in the nucleotide sequence of DNA 

Mutations

200

deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogen base makes up a...

nucleotide

200

Name a difference between Prokaryotic DNA Replication and Eukaryotic Replication

Prokaryotic: Single Loop, One Origin of Replication

Eukaryotic: Multiple Chromosomes, Multiple Origins of Replication

200

True or False

DNA and RNA are both nucleic acids

True

200

The process in which DNA is used to make an mRNA strand. 

Transcription

200

the type of RNA that transfers the appropriate amino acid

tRNA


200

A group of 3 three bases on mRNA that determine a specific amino acid is called a ________

What is a "codon?"

300

The 4 nitrogen bases of a DNA molecule include...

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine

300

What enzyme is responsible for breaking the hydrogen bonds between nucleotides during replication (unzips the DNA)

Helicase

300

Name the three different types of RNA

mRNA

tRNA

rRNA

300

A DNA Molecule has the bases, AGC-TAC-GCT. WHAT is the complementary RNA molecule that will form 

UCG-AUG-CGA

300

In this type of mutation an extra nucleotide is inserted into the copied DNA strand

Insertion

300

the enzyme that binds to the DNA strands and adds the complimentary bases to form the mRNA strand

RNA polymerase

400

The bond that connects nitrogen bases in DNA in the rungs of the ladder

hydrogen bonds

400

DNA: CAT-GTA-CCG. What is the complementary DNA strand from the DNA sequence?

What is DNA: GTA-CAT-GGC

400

The type of RNA that is found in ribosomes

rRNA

400

The process of Protein synthesis in which mRNA is read in the ribosome and produces proteins.

Translation

400

An RNA strand is AUG-CUA-CCG. What would be the resulting tRNA anticodons:

WHAT IS UAC-GAU-GGC?

400

The type of RNA that carries the message from the nucleus to the ribosome

mRNA

500

Adenine pairs with ___________

Guanine pairs with ____________

Thymine

Cytosine

500

This enzyme adds nucleotides to the growing DNA strand

What is "DNA Polymerase"

500

Where in a cell are you most likely to find RNA (but NO DNA) 

Cytoplasm

500

What is the SPECIFIC amino acid OR codon that allows for translation to begin.

What is "Methionine or AUG"?

500

List 2 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

500

The name of the strand that is created from the DNA template for protein synthesis.

What is the mRNA?