DNA and Protein Synthesis DNA and RNA mutationHistory Transcriptio n Translatio n

DNA & protein Synthesis Let’s Play Jeopardy

DNA & RNA 100 What do you call the shape of DNA?

DNA & RNA 100 A What is double helix? Game Board

DNA & RNA 200 What is the subunit of DNA and what is it made of? Answer

DNA & RNA 200 A Answer What is a nucleotide made of a sugar, phosphate and nitrogen base.

DNA & RNA 300 Where is DNA found in a cell? What about mRNA? Answer

DNA & RNA 300A DNA is found in the nucleus only. mRNA is in the nucleus and cytoplasm Game Board

DNA & RNA 400 What are 3 differences between DNA and RNA? Answer

DNA & RNA 400A DNA is double stranded, contains thymine and not uracil, and has the sugar deoxyribose instead of ribose. Game Board

DNA & RNA 500 What process is being shown in the following diagram? Answer

DNA & RNA 500A Game Board DNA replication

mutation 100 Define mutation Answer

mutation 100A A change in the DNA code. Game Board

mutation 200 Which type of mutation is illustrated below? Original DNA A T C A T C G G G Mutated DNA A T C A T T G G G Answer

mutation 200A Substitution mutation Game Board

mutation 300 What do you call the type of mutation shown below: Original: A A T C G G T T T C C C MUTATED: A A T G G T T T C C C Answer

mutation 300 A Game Board A FRAMESHIFT MUTATION Original: A A T C G G T T T C C C MUTATED: A A T G G T T T C C

mutation 400 Answer

mutation 400A Game Board

mutation 500 Answer Is this mRNA resulting from DNA a product of a silent mutation or not? Original mRNA: A A C Mutated mRNA: A A G

mutation 500 A no AAC = Asparganine AAG = Threonine Game Board

history 100 What was Rosalind Franklin’s contribution to the structure of DNA? Answer

history 100A Game Board She took photographs using x ray diffraction to see that the molecule was a double helix

history 200 Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for DNA’s discovery (3 men) Answer

history 200A Watson, Crick, and Wilkens Game Board

history 300 Why do many feel that Rosalind Franklin deserved the recognition that Wilkins got? Answer

history 300A Wilkins shared the photographs that Rosalind Frankin took with Watson and Crick which resulted in the shape of DNA being finally worked out. Game Board

history 400 Answer

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history Answer

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transcription 100 What happens during transcription? Answer

transcription 100A DNA is used as a code to make a strand of mRNA. Game Board

transcription 200 Where does transcription take place and what structure in the diagram is it? Answer

transcription 200A Transcription happens in the nucleus and it is structure A. Game Board

transcription 300 Transcribe the first 5 Bases in the “B” strand of DNA Answer

transcription 300A UACUU Game Board

transcription 400 Answer

transcription 400A Game Board

transcription 500 Answer Game Board

transcription 500A

translation Answer Game Board

translation 500 Answer

translation 100A Game Board

translation 200 Which letters shows codons? Answer

translation 200A What are E and F? Game Board

translation 300 Answer

translation 300A Game Board

translation 400 Answer

translation 400A Game Board

translation 500A Game Board

Scoreboard Tea m 1 Tea m 2 Tea m 3 Tea m 4 Tea m 5

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