Nucleic Acids
Nucleic acids are macromolecules formed by the union of simple molecules known as ___________.
What are NUCLEOTIDES?
This is what DNA stands for ( the abbreviation).
What is DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID?
A segment of DNA that contains info to synthesize a protein.
What is a GENE?
Transcription takes place in this organelle of the cell.
What is NUCLEUS?
Translation takes place within this cell organelle.
What is RIBOSOME?
The name for long chains of nucleotides.
What are POLYNUCLEOTIDES?
Adenine and Thymine, as well as Guanine and Cytosine always join together because these two pairs are ____________.
What is COMPLEMENTARY?
Proteins capable of propagating without the help of DNA.
What are PRIONS?
DNA found is eukaryotic cells copies part of its genetic information into another molecule called __________.
What is RNA?
Translation is the process by which ________ are synthesized.
What are PROTEINS?
Name the types of nucleic acids.
What are DNA and RNA?
James Watson and Francis Crick created a double stranded model thanks to Rosalind Franklin's DNA studies using ______________.
What is X-RAY DIFFRACTION?
RNA molecules that can self-replicate.
What are RIBOZYMES?
A _______ strand complementary to the DNA strand is created during Transcription.
What is mRNA?
Number of elements needed for translation to occur.
What is FOUR?
What are the three types of RNA?
What are MESSENGER RNA (mRNA), TRANSFER RNA (tRNA), and RIBOSOMAL RNA (rRNA)?
The process by which a cell divides and DNA forms copies of itself.
What is REPLICATION?
After a DNA gene is transcribed into RNA, the gene is __________ and the protein is synthesized.
What is TRANSLATED?
During transcription, this number of DNA strands are copied.
What is ONE?
In order for Translation to occur ribosomes are needed from the cytoplasm or ____________ in order to read mRNA.
What is ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM?
What four components make up the nitrogenous base of DNA?
What are ADENINE, GUANINE, CYTOSINE, and THYMINE?
Two strands of DNA make up a molecule. The first strand is from the original DNA and the second strand is from a complementary, identical new DNA. This replication is called ____________.
What is SEMICONSERVATIVE?
Some viruses can synthesize their DNA from their RNA using this process.
What is INVERSE TRANSCRIPTION?
After transcription takes place, mRNA is released into the __________ through the pores of the nuclear membrane.
What is CYTOPLASM?
During Translation, this molecule facilitates the movement of each type of amino acid.
What is tRNA?