RNA
Protein Synthesis
Mutations
Gene Regulation
BIOTECH
100
The name of the sugar in RNA
What is ribose?
100
The organelle in the cell responsible for Protein Synthesis
What is Ribosome?
100
A change in the genetic material of a cell
What is mutation?
100
The starting point of a gene and the operon
What is promoter?
100

This biotech takes organisms and modifies their genetics in order to have better fitness

What are GMOs

200
The enzyme responsible for pulling apart DNA and making RNA
What is RNA Polymerase?
200

The term for a group of three bases in tRNA that match to mRNA and has an amino acid attached

What is AntiCodon?

200
A mutation that shifts the "reading frame" of the genetic message
What is frameshift mutation?
200
The rest of the operon, which has the information of the operon and binds to repressor
What is operator?
200

This molecule is "cutting edge" biotech

what is Crispr Cas9

300
5 Letter word for a group of three Nucleotides in mRNA
What is CODON?
300
The term for a long chain of amino acids
What is polypeptide?
300
A gene mutation in which a single base pair in DNA has been changed
What is point mutation?
300
The type of gene regulation in which a double-strand of RNA prevents the mRNA from being read
What is RNA interference?
300

This biotech uses repeating DNA units to amplify a DNA sample

What is PCR

400
The type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA to the rest of the cell
What is mRNA (messenger RNA)?
400
Translation is the process that will turn the code in mRNA into a ______
What is protein?
400
A chemical or physical agent that causes a mutation
What is mutagen?
400
The type of RNA that is cut small and responsible for causing RNA interference
What is miRNA (micro RNA)?
400

Maury uses this to keep his show on television

what is gel electrophoresis

500
The term for the process that decodes mRNA into tRNA and proteins
What is Translation?
500
If the DNA bases are ACT, the anticodon (tRNA) will be...
What is ACU?
500
A condition in which an organism has an extra set of chromosomes
What is polyploidy?
500
The genes in an embryo that control what type of cell each cell will become
What is Homeotic genes?
500

The most common form of biotech

What is vaccines