DNA
What does DNA stand for?
What is Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.
What molecule is used as a template for Transcription?
What is DNA.
What is produced during the process of DNA Translation?
What is a protein.
What mutation has occurred here?
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A
What is a Base Substitution (or Point Mutation).
What is the condensed form of DNA called; which is only visible during cell division?
What is a chromosome.
What nucleobase is present in DNA but not in RNA?
What is Thymine.
Which nucleobase is present in RNA that is not present in DNA?
What is Uracil.
What is the monomer of a protein?
What is an amino acid.
What mutation has occurred here?
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-C-A
What is a deletion.
What 'rule' tells us that A pairs with T and C pairs with G in DNA?
What is Chargoff's Rule.
What is the monomer of DNA?
What is a nucleotide.
A mistake that occurs during DNA replication or DNA transcription is called:
What is the term used to describe a sequence of three bases used to identify the appropriate amino acid in a sequence?
What is a codon.
What mutation has occurred here?
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A-A
What is insertion.
What is the "Central Dogma" of genetics?
What is DNA -> RNA -> Protein.
In what direction does DNA polymerase add nucleotides to a DNA strand; 3'-5' or 5'-3'?
What is 5'-3'.
What molecule is produced during DNA Transcription?
What is mRNA (messenger RNA).
What molecule is used to determine the sequence of amino acids needed for a protein?
What is mRNA (messenger RNA)
What is a silent mutation.
What are the three parts of a nucleotide?
What are the base, ribose sugar, and the phosphate backbone.
What is DNA Replication.
Which molecule "unzips" DNA during Transcription?
What is the name of the three base sequence found on a tRNA that is used to identify the correct amino acid in a protein?
What is an anticodon.
What occurs as a result of either an insertion or deletion mutation?
What is a frameshift.
Which molecule is responsible for bringing amino acids to the site of DNA Translation?
What is the tRNA (transfer RNA).