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DNA
Replication
Transcription
Translation
100
What are the base pair rules for DNA? (What pairs with what)?
A-T and C-G
100
What is the first step of DNA replication?
DNA unwinds
100
Where does transcription occur?
Nucleus
100
Where does the process of translation occur?
Cytoplasm (or ribosomes)
200
What shape is DNA?
Double Helix
200
What is the end result of DNA replication?
Two identical DNA molecules
200
What is formed during transcription?
mRNA
200
Which molecule leaves the nucleus and carries DNA's message to a ribosome?
mRNA
300
What type of bond forms between nucleotides in DNA?
Hydrogen bond
300
In which organelle does DNA replication occur?
Nucleus
300
What are the four bases found in RNA?
A,U,C,G
300
Which molecules bring or transfer amino acids to the ribosome during translation?
tRNAs
400
What is the backbone of DNA made of?
Sugar and phosphate
400
The new DNA strands are composed of one original strand and one new strand.  This means that DNA replication is ________ ____________.
Semi-conservative
400
What is the name for a set of three nucleotides that code for one amino acid?
Codon
400
What is the end result of translation?
A protein
500
What is the name for the thread-like structures of DNA inside the nucleus of eukaryotic cells?
Chromosomes
500
Which enzyme is responsible for bonding nucleotides and proofreading DNA during and after replication?
DNA polymerase
500
Transcribe the following DNA strand into a complimentary mRNA strand:

ACT TGC

UGA ACG
500
Which enzyme is used during translation to bond amino acids together to create a long polypeptide (protein) strand?
RNA polymerase