General
The acronym "DNA" stands for ...
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
The organelle of the human cell that stores DNA
Nucleus
The process of copying DNA to RNA
Transcription
The basic unit of inheritance; a DNA sequence that codes for a particular protein
Gene
How many different nitrogenous bases can be found in DNA?
4
Any change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA is known as a ...
The shape of a DNA molecule
Double helix
The process of reading mRNA to create a protein
Translation
The type of RNA that is read to produce a protein
messenger RNA (mRNA)
tRNA stands for ...
In DNA and RNA, Cytosine pairs with ...
Guanine
The process in which two copies of DNA are produced from an original DNA template
Replication
A set of 3 nucleotides on mRNA that codes for a particular amino acid
Codon
The non-coding regions of a gene
Introns
The only nitrogenous base that is found in RNA but NOT in DNA
Uracil
Human cells have how many pairs of chromosomes?
23
What is DNA's net charge? (positive, negative, or neutral)
DNA and RNA are synthesized in what direction?
5' to 3'
One of two or more versions of a gene
Allele
Ribosomes are composed of how many subunits?
2
The poly-A tail is located at what end of an mRNA strand?
3' end
Name the 4 nitrogenous bases of DNA
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
An RNA nucleotide is composed of what 3 components?
A nitrogenous base, ribose sugar, and a phosphate group
A single base-pair difference between two alleles of a gene
Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)
What is a lab tool used to measure the expression of thousands of genes at once through hybridization?
DNA microarray