Protein Synthesis
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Elizabeth Kuzara
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DNA Transcription and Translation
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DNA is the genetic code for life, but what does the code actually do?
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Multiple Choice
What is the outcome of DNA transcription and translation?
Make muscles
Make protein
Make cells
Make DNA
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Multiple Choice
What is the basic unit (monomer) of DNA?
Phosphate Group
Nucleotide
Amino Acid
Monosaccharide
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Multiple Choice
What shape is DNA?
Alpha Helix
Double Helix
Tangled
Flat
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Dropdown
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DNA stores genetic code
a copy of a gene is made and this copy is called mRNA
mRNA is read by a ribosome
tRNA brings in amino acids
the amino acids chain together to create a protein
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To keep DNA safe in eukaryotic cells (cells with a nucleus) a copy of the gene is made in the nucleus and then the copy exits the nucleus into the cytoplasm of the cell. This copy is called mRNA, or messenger RNA.
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DNA is found in the
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Ribose Sugar
Nitrogenous Base Uracil
Single Strand
Deoxyribose Sugar
double stranded (usually)
Nitrogenous base Thymine
Phosphate group - backbone of DNA
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Multiple Select
What is true of RNA? (select all that apply)
Single Strand
Contains uracil
Ribose Sugar
Deoxyribose Sugar
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Multiple Select
What is true of DNA?
Double Helix
Contains Thymine
Deoxyribose Sugar
Ribose Sugar
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Fill in the Blanks
The m in mRNA stands for
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Multiple Choice
What subunits comprise a ribosome?
large and small
big and little
big and small
large and little
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Multiple Choice
Which amino acid will be added to a protein chain if the codon is UAA?
Ser
Lys
Ala
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