Vocab
Guanine, cytosine, thymine, and adenine are the four what in DNA?
Base pairs!
What is DNA replication?
The process in which a DNA molecule is copied.
What is the name of the RNA that is made from a DNA template during transcription?
Messenger RNA!
Replicate this strand of DNA
ccaggtggac
GGTCCACCTG
Which enzyme splits the DNA strands?
Helicase
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid!
What are the chemical building blocks of DNA?
Nucleotides!
What are the four phases of replication?
1. Separate Strands
2. Primase adds RNA primer
3. Polymerase adds complimentary base pairs
4. ligase glues everything together
Replicate this strand of DNA
atctagctct
TAGATCGAGA
Which enzyme glues the DNA pieces together?
Ligase
What is the smallest part of DNA?
Nucleotide!
When the DNA is split into two and the cell divides, what does it then create?
(Hint: this happens during mitosis and meiosis)
Daughter cells!
What replaces thymine during transcription?
Uracil!
Transcribe this strand of DNA
tagtttacca
AUCAAAUGGU
Which RNA brings the amino acids to the ribosome?
tRNA
Transfer RNA
What is gene regulation?
The ability to turn genes on and off!
Where does transcription take place and where does translation take place?
Transcription = Nucleus
Translation = Cytoplasm
Where does DNA replication occur?
The nucleus
Transcribe this strand of DNA
cgccgcggat
GCGGCGCCUA
Which type of RNA makes up the ribosome?
What are the three parts of a nucleotide?
Phosphate, sugar, and a base!
Who discovered the shape of DNA?
Watson and Crick!
What is a lagging strand?
A strand of DNA that is replicated in the opposite direction of the replication fork.
Translate this strand of DNA
gtaggaccg
mRNA
CAUCCUGGC
Protein
Which type of RNA moves the genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?
Messenger RNA