DNA | RNA | Protein Synthesis | Mutations | Miscellaneous |
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What is a double helix
DNA consists of two molecules that are arranged into a ladder -like structure called
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What is Ribonucleic Acid
Name this molecule: RNA
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What is Protein Synthesis
The assembly of amino acids into proteins
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What are Mutations
Changes in nucleotide sequence of DNA
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What is Replication
The process that makes an exact copy of a cell's DNA is called
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What is phosphate group, sugar, and nitrogenous base
Each Nucleotide consists of
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What is one
Number of strands in RNA
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What are Transcription and Translation
The two steps of Protein Synthesis
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What is Cancer
This results from somatic mutations
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What is DNA consists of one original strand and one new strand
The process of making new DNA molecules is semiconservative, what does this mean?
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What are Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine
Nucleotides of DNA
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What is Ribose
Name of the sugar associated with RNA
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What is 1
Set of 3 bases (codons) call for how many amino acids
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What is frameshift mutation
This type of mutation changes the "reading frame" giving a new amino acid sequence
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Who is Rosalind Franklin
Who used x-rays to find the structure of DNA, but unfortunately died before she was able to receive a Nobel Price?
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What are codons
Bases are arranged into triplets called
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What are Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, and Guanine
Nucleotides of RNA
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What is anticodon
Each codon of mRNA is matched to an _____________, or complementary sequence on the tRNA to determine the order of amino acids
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What is Translocation
What type of mutation involves two chromosomes that are not homologous where part of one chromosome is transferred to another
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Who is Erwin Chargaff
Who studied the nitrogenous bases of DNA and discovered their complementary base pairing?
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What is TAA-GCG-TAC-TGA-AAC-GTG-CGT
Give the complementary base pair for the following sequence: ATT-CGC-ATG-ACT-TTG-CAC-GCA
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What are Messenger RNA, Ribosomal RNA, and Transfer RNA
Complete names for the 3 types of RNA
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What is mRNA: AGU-CCC-AAU-UGA
Amino Acid: Ser- Pro- Asn- STOP
Give the appropriate mRNA sequence and Amino Acid Sequence (Use your Codon Chart) for the following:
DNA: TCA-GGG-TTA-ACT |
What is Deletion, Inversion, Translocation, Nondisjunction, and Duplication
5 types of CHROMOSOME mutations
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Who are Watson and Crick or James Watson and Francis Crick
What two scientists are accredited for completing the first correct model of the structure of DNA?
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