DNA & RNA
Central Dogma
Proteins & Genes
Genetic Variation
Mini Taste Lab
100
This process copies DNA into RNA
Transcription
100
This molecule serves as the intermediate messenger between DNA and protein.
mRNA
100
The monomers that make up proteins.
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Amino Acids
100
The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
Heredity
100
This strip should taste like nothing and is used as a baseline.
Control Paper Strip
200
This organelle contains most of a cell’s DNA in eukaryotic organisms.
Nucleus
200
The sequence of three nucleotides on mRNA that codes for an amino acid is called this.
Codon
200
The type of RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome.
tRNA
200
Different versions of the same gene.
Alleles
200
The chemical that many people taste as very bitter, but others cannot taste.
PTC
300
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein is called this.
Gene
300
This organelle is the site of translation in the cell.
Ribosome
300
The genetic change that can alter the amino acid sequence of DNA.
A mutation
300
The physical appearance of a trait.
Phenotype
300
This strip can taste sweet, salty, bitter, sour, or like nothing, depending on genetics.
Sodium Benzoate
400
The shape of DNA is commonly described as this type of twisted ladder.
Double Helix
400
This enzyme builds an RNA strand by adding complementary RNA nucleotides during transcription.
RNA Polymerase
400
An inherited disorder caused by a mutation in hemoglobin, where red blood cells become distorted into a crescent shape at low oxygen levels.
Sickle Cell Anemia
400
A chart used to predict genetic crosses.
Punnett Square
400
The ability to taste bitter compounds is linked to this type of protein.
Taste Receptor Protein
500
This type of RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.
tRNA
500
Breaking the usual direction of the central dogma, this enzyme makes DNA from an RNA template in retroviruses.
Reverse Transcriptase
500
The type of mutation in DNA that shifts the reading frame of a gene.
Frameshift Mutation
500
When only individuals with certain traits survive and reproduce.
Natural Selection
500
This group is slightly more likely to perceive cilantro as soapy.
Women or People of European Descent