DNA and RNA Review
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- Q1What is the first part of protein synthesis called?Translationprotein synthesisTranscription30s
- Q2What is the process by which the order of bases in messenger RNA(mRNA) codes for the order of amino acids in a protein?TranscriptionReplicationTranslation60s
- Q3During which process does DNA unzip and attach to mRNA?TranslationTranscription60s
- Q4A protein has the amino acid sequence Methionine, Tryptophan and Leucine. What is the DNA sequence that codes for the amino acid sequence?AUG UGG UUATAC ACC AATTAC ACC TTC120s
- Q5During DNA replication, the two new strands are composed of half the original DNA and half new DNA. Which term best describes this process?RemodelingSemi-ConservativeAnti-Parallel60s
- Q6A sample of DNA consists of 30% adenine and 20% guanine. Which is true about the remaining nucleotides?DNA has 30% thymine and 20% cytosineDNA has 30% thymine and 20% uracilDNA has 20% adenine and 30% guanine60s
- Q7Which of the following explanations Best describes the transfer of genetic information from DNA to RNA?Translation uses existing DNA to transfer genetic information into RNA.Transcription uses existing DNA to transfer genetic information into RNA.60s
- Q8Original Sequence: ATTCGTAGC and Mutated: ATTCGGTAGC Which is true?The deletion mutation led to an increase in genetic variation.The insertion mutation led to a decrease in genetic variation.The insertion mutation led to an increase in genetic variation.120s
- Q9After a new strand of DNA is created, it is always combined with 1 old strand and 1 new strand of DNA?FalseTrue120s
- Q10Why is this process important?It results in greater genetic variation.It results in less genetic variation.120s
- Q11What process is the diagram showing?Non-DisjunctionCrossing-Over120s
- Q12Which of the following chains of amino acids corresponds to the nucleotide sequence UCAAGCGUA?Glu, Cys, ProSer, Ser, Val120s
- Q13Any of a large number of compounds found in living cells that contain carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen, and join together to form proteins.MonomerAmino AcidProtein120s
- Q14A sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule,DNACodonAnti-Codon120s
- Q15A sequence of three nucleotides that together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA moleculeAnti-CodonRNACodon120s
