Transcription, Translation, DNA, RNA, and DNA Replication

DNA

100

This is the shape of DNA

What is a Double Helix

200

DNA stands for this

What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid

300

This is the bond that holds two nitrogenous base pairs together

What is hydrogen bond

400

This is the process where DNA makes an exact copy of itself

What is (DNA) replication

500

This is the phase of the cell cycle where DNA make a copy of itself.

What is S-phase of Interphase

RNA

100

Every three bases on mRNA is called a _________.

What is a Codon

200

If the mRNA codon is UAG, then what is its complimentary tRNA anticodon?

AUC

300

This is the name of the sugar found in RNA

What is Ribose

400

This is the nitrogenous base which would never be found in RNA

What is Thymine

500

If a sequence of bases on DNA is A-T-G-A-A-C-G-G-T, this is the corresponding strand of mRNA

What is U-A-C-U-U-G-C-C-A

Fun with Genetic Code

100

True or False

Earthworms use the same type of genetic code as humans.

True

200

Proteins are made up of long chains of __________.

What are Amino acids

300

If a frameshift mutation from exposure to radiation caused a segment of RNA to change from AUC to UAG, what would happen to the protein during translation?

It would stop translation (or stop the formation of the polypeptide/protein)

400

This amino acid would pair up with the DNA base sequence TAC?

What is Methionine

500

A loss of one or more genes is known as this

What is a deletion?

Transcription & Translation

100

The process where mRNA copies the genetic code from DNA is called __________.

What is Transcription

200

If the tRNA anticodon is CGC, then this is the codon on mRNA

What is GCG?

300

This is where translation take place

What is in the cytoplasm at a ribosome

400

This is the bond called that holds two amino acids together

What is a peptide bond

500

This is the name of the start sequence on DNA for transcription

What is a promoter?

Misc.

100

Name one of the 2 promoters found in prokaryotes

What is the -10 sequence OR What is the -35 secquence

200

The mRNA molecule is modified after transcription in this type of organism

What are eukaryotes?

300

These segments are cut out of a mRNA molecule

What are introns?

400

This enzyme cuts out junk info from the mRNA molecule and joins together useful information

What is a spliceosome?

500

This is one way transcription can end 

What is with a G-C hairpin?