DNA ProteinReplicat.Transcript.Translation
100 – This is what DNA stand for – not the acronym.
Deoxyribonucleic acid? 100
200 – These are the three parts of a nucleotide.
What is a sugar, phosphate group and nitrogen base? 200
300 This is the approximate length of one DNA strand in your cells.
What is 6 feet or 2 meters? 300
400 The name of the model developed by Crick and Watson.
What is double helix? 400
500 – The human genome contains this many base pairs.
What is 3.2 billion? 500
100 – These are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids? 100
200 – This is the type of bond found between amino acids.
What is a peptide bond? 200
300 This is what a chain of amino acids is called.
What is a polypeptide? 300
400 –Actual protein synthesis takes place on a ______ in the ______ during the process of _______.
What is on a ribosome, in the cytoplasm, during the process of translation? 400
500- This is the number of different amino acids.
What is 20? 500
100 – This is the process of DNA making a copy of itself.
What is replication? 100
200 –An error in DNA repilcation can cause many things – name one.
What are mutations, cancer, genetic variations? 200
300 - This is the nitrogen base found in RNA but not DNA.
What is uracil? 300
400 – This is the name of the enzyme responsible for unwinding DNA during replication.
What is DNA helicase? 400
500 – Name the two scientist credited with the discovery of DNA structure.
Who are Watson and Crick? 500
100 – This is the process of copying DNA molecule to RNA Molecule.
What is Transcription? 100
200 – Each nucleotide triplet in mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid is call a _____.
What is a codon? 200
300 – Transcription starts when this enzyme binds to the promoter on a DNA strand.
What is RNA polymerace? 300
400 – During transcription this is produced.
What is RNA? 400
500 –List the three types of RNA and their function.
What is mRNA – carries genetic code from DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm, rRNA – globular form makes up ribosomes – site of protein synthesis, tRNA – brings amino acids to the ribosomes for protein synthesis ? 500
100 – This is the process of converting the mRNA into a chain of amino acids.
What is translation? 100
200 – This molecule brings amino acids to the ribosomes for protein synthesis.
What is tRNA? 200
300 – During translation a ribosome binds to this.
What is mRNA? 300
400 –DNA sequence = ACTTAG – This would be the tRNA anti codon for the second codon.
mRNA = UGAAUC, so anti codon for second codon is UAG? 400
500 –Correct order of organelles for the sequence of protein synthesis (Golgi, Plasma membrane, Rough ER).
What is rough ER, Golgi, Plasma membrane? 500