DNA
RNA
Transcription and Translation
Mutations
Miscellaneous
100
This is the sugar that makes up DNA
What is deoxyribose?
100
This is the sugar that makes up RNA
What is Ribose?
100
Transcription is the process of copying ____________ into ____________
What is DNA into RNA?
100
True or False: All mutations are harmful
What is False?
100
The Central Dogma says that information flows from....
What is DNA to RNA to Protein?
200
These are the four nitrogen bases that make up DNA
What is Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine
200
What are the three different types of RNA?
What is messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA and transfer RNA?
200
Groups of three bases on a mRNA molecule are called _____________
What is a codon?
200
The type of mutation that occurs when one base is replaced by another
What is Substitution
200
These are the building blocks of proteins
What are amino acids?
300
This is the shape of DNA
What is Double-stranded, double helix
300
These are the four nitrogen bases that make up RNA
What is Adenine, Uracil, Guanine and Cytosine?
300
Translation of RNA to protein happens here
What is the ribosome?
300
Inversion and Translocation are both types of ___________ mutations
What is chromosomal?
300
These are the scientists credited for discovering the structure of DNA
Who are Watson and Crick?
400
Where do we find DNA?
What is inside the nucleus?
400
What would be the sequence of nucleotide bases on mRNA to compliment the following bases on DNA: A T T C G C
What is U A A G C G
400
This is the mRNA codon that indicates the starting point for translation. (Rephrased... what is the "Start" codon?)
What is AUG?
400
The original strand of DNA is ACT TTG CGA. The mutated strand of DNA is ACT TTC GA. This is a ____________________ mutation.
What is Deletion?
400
The region of a chromosome that codes for one protein is called a/an
What is a gene?
500
What three things make up a nucleotide (the building blocks of DNA)?
What is deoxyribose sugar, phosphate and a base?
500
Name two places where we find RNA in the cell.
What is Inside the nucleus, in the cytoplasm,and/or inside ribosome
500
How many nucleotides would you need to code for five amino acids?
What is 15?
500
The type of mutation that happens when a base is either deleted or inserted, causing a change in the reading of codons and amino acids
What is frameshift mutation?
500
A disease that results in a change in the shape of hemoglobin in red blood cells due to a point mutation
What is What is sickle cell disease (sickle cell anemia)?