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Simonds- DNA/Replica+Simonds_Protein Synt
Question | Answer |
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What does DNA stand for? | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
What type of sugar is in DNA? | deoxyribose |
What are the three things that make up a nucleotide? | phosphate, sugar, nitrogen base |
What are the building blocks of nucleic acids? | nucleotides |
How many strands does a DNA molecule have? | 2 strands, it is a double helix |
Where in the cell is DNA found? | in the nucleus, the control center or brain of the cell |
Who discovered the DNA model? | Watson and Crick |
When does DNA replication occur during the cell cycle? | S phase of Interphase |
How many different nitrogen bases are their in DNA? | 4 different nitrogen bases |
What are the nitrogen bases in DNA? | A (adenine), G (guanine), T (thymine), C (cytosine) |
What pairs do the bases bond as in DNA? | A to T, G to C |
The amount of A (adenine) always equals the amount of what? | T (thymine) |
The amount of G (Guanine) always equals the amount of what? | C (Cytosine) |
What makes up the backbone of the DNA model? | phosphate and deoxyribose sugar |
What makes up the rungs of the ladder? | nitrogen bases |
What makes up the steps of the DNA model? | nitrogen bases |
What are the sides of the DNA model made of? | phosphate and sugar |
What type of bond holds together the base pairs? | hydrogen bonds |
What type of bonds holds together the phosphate and sugars from one nucleotide to the next nucleotide? | phosphate bond |
What is A (adenine) complimentary base? | T (thymine) |
What is C (cytosine) complimentary base? | G (guanine) |
What is the process that makes a copy of the DNA? | DNA replication |
What is the complimentary strand to ATGC? | TACG |
What are three bases in a row called? | a codon |
What type of biomolecule is DNA? | nucleic acid |
Why must DNA unzip before it can be copied? | to expose the nucleotides in order to make a new DNA strand from the template |
What is the name of the type of replication DNA is classified since it is made of a new and an old strand? | semi-conservative |
What accounts for the differences in humans if the DNA nucleotides is the same for all humans? | the order of the nitrogen bases on the nucleotides |
Molecule used as blueprint for all life | DNA |
Full name of DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
What are the three parts to a nucleotide? | phosphate, sugar, base |
What is the sugar found in DNA? | deoxyribose |
What are the 4 nitrogen bases found in DNA? | Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C) |
What are the base pairing rules for DNA? | A-T, G-C |
What makes up the backbone of a DNA molecule? | phosphate and sugar |
What makes up the rungs of the DNA ladder? | nitrogen bases |
What kind of bond holds together the nitrogen bases in DNA? | weak hydrogen bonds |
Where in the cell is DNA found? | nucleus |
What are the two types of nucleic acids? | DNA and RNA |
What does RNA stand for? | Ribonucleic Acid |
What type of sugar is found in RNA? | ribose |
How many strands are found in a RNA molecule? | 1 |
What are the two differences between a DNA nucleotide and a RNA nucleotide? | the sugar: DNA has dooxyribose and RNA has ribose. the bases:DNA has A, T, G, C and RNA has A, U, G, C |
What are the four nitrogen bases in RNA? | Adenine (A), Uracil (U), Guanine (G), Cytosine (C) |
What are the two parts of Protein Synthesis? | Transcription and Translation |
What is the first part of Protein Synthesis? | Transcription |
Where does transcription take place in the cell? | nucleus |
What is used during transcription to make mRNA? | DNA |
What does the "m" in mRNA stand for? | messenger |
What serves as the template for making mRNA? | DNA, since mRNA is made in the nucleus during transcription from DNA |
How many strands is mRNA? | one, like all RNA molecules |
What is a codon? | 3 bases in a row |
What two molecules have codons? | DNA and mRNA |
What would the mRNA codon be if the DNA template is ATG? | UAC |
Where does the mRNA take the message after transcription is over? | to the cytoplasm to a ribosome for translation |
What is the second part of Protein Synthesis? | Translation |
What is being "translated" during translation | the mRNA to make proteins |
What does the mRNA insert into to start translation? | a ribosome |
After mRNA inserts into a ribosome, what molecule begins to bind to mRNA? | tRNA with amino acids attached |
What is attached to the end of each tRNA molecule? | a specific amino acid? |
How many bases in an anticodon? | 3 |
What molecules has anti-codons? | tRNA |
What does the "t" stand for in tRNA? | transfer |
What does tRNA transfer the message from? | mRNA |
Where did mRNA get the message from to start translation? | DNA during transcription |
After tRNA anti-codons attach to mRNA codons in a ribosome, what happens next? | The amino acids on the ends of the tRNA molecules bond together to form proteins. |
What are proteins made of? | amino acids |
How many difference amino acids are there? | 20 |
Where are proteins made? | at a ribosome during translation |
What four nitrogen bases are there in tRNA? | same as all RNA: A, U, G, C |
How many codons in the DNA strand: ATGCGTTCA | 3: ATG-CGT-TCA |
What is the tRNA complimentary bases if the mRNA codon is UGC? | ACG |
What molecule is used to find the amino acids on a codon chart? | Always use mRNA when using a codon chart |
What two molecules are used in transcription? | DNA and mRNA |
What is the order of translation? | mRNA --> tRNA with amino acid attached --> protein |
What molecule is used in both transcription and translation? | mRNA |
What two places does protein synthesis occur? | nucleus for transcription and in the cytoplasm at a ribosome for translation |
What is the only molecule that has anti codons? | tRNA |
What do you HAVE TO use to find the amino acids on a codon chart? | mRNA |