Protein Synthesis/DNA Mutation

DNA

100

Who discovered the shape of DNA?

Rosalind Franklin

200

When DNA unzips and mRNA is made

Transcription

300

Where is DNA located in eukaryotes? Prokaryotes?

Nucleus and Cytoplasm

400

What kind of macromolecule is DNA

Nucleic Acid

500

What 3 items make up a DNA structure

Sugar, Phosphate, Base

RNA

100

What is formed from a strand of DNA during Transcription?  

mRNA 

200

This type of RNA transports amino acids to the ribosome for the assembly of proteins

tRNA

300

What type of codon is carried by the tRNA?

Anticodons

400

What do you use to read the codon chart?

mRNA

500

The process of converting the mRNA code into an amino acid is called

Translation

Definitions

100

A small section of DNA that codes for a specific protein is a 

Gene

200

A sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA

Codon

300

The complementary sequence to RNA. Carried by the tRNA

Anticodon

400

A thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells

Chromosome

500

Molecules that combine to form proteins

Amino Acid

DNA & RNA

100

ATG CCC CAT

UAC GGG GUA

200

How many bases are in a codon?

3

300

Turn this RNA into DNA

AUU - CUA - GGC

TAA - GAT - CCG

400

Make the RNA sequence for the following amino acid chain

Met - Trp- Tyr

AUG - UGG - UAU or UAC

500

Turn this DNA strand into an Amino Acid

ATG - CGC - AAA

Tyr - Ala - Phe

Random

100

What type of bond holds the nitrogen bases together?

Hydrogen Bond

200

mRNA must move from the nucleus to the _ for translation to occur

Ribosomes

300

Match the DNA Bases

A       G

T       C

C       A

G      T

A-T
T-A

C-G

G-C

400

Match the RNA base

A          C

U          U

G          A

C          G

A-U

U-A

G-C

C-G

500

What type of mutation has occurred

ATG CGA CGA TGA

ATG CAA CGA TGA

Point