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Biology Chapter 3
Study Activities for Genetics, Part 1 MCB2010
Question | Answer |
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The name of the process which makes DNA from a DNA template. | Replication |
The name of the enzyme which assembles new nucleotides to growing DNA strands during replication. | DNA Polymerase |
The type of RNA which becomes the ribosome? | rRNA |
What would the DNA bases be that would pair with: T C A G ? | A G T C |
Thymine is substituted by _____ in RNA. | Uracil |
The pyrimidines found in DNA are: | Cytosine and Thymine |
The term that describes the 2 strands of DNA nucleotides running in opposite chemical directions is known as: | Anti-parallel |
The type of RNA capable of carrying an amino acid and has an anti-codon. | tRNA |
The process which makes RNA from the DNA template. | Transcription |
In general, what are the 3 parts of a nucleotide? | Phosphate, Sugar, Base |
What would the base pairs of DNA be that would pair with the sequence: 5'-CGTTA-3' ; put the answer with 5' on the left side. | 5'-TAACG-3' |
The name of the enzyme which assembles new nucleotides to growing RNA strands during transcription. | RNA Polymerase |
The type of RNA which carries the message (has codons)? | mRNA |
What is the ring structure in the pyrimidines? | A single ring |
Codons on the mRNA which signal the end of translation are known as: | Stop Codons |
Base triplets found on tRNA are known as: | Anti-codons |
The region on the DNA to which RNA polymerase binds. | Promoter |
The purines found in DNA are: | Guanine and Adenine |
Base triplets found on mRNA are known as: | Codons |
The sugar found in a nucleotide of DNA is: | Deoxyribose |
The name for the model describing the replication of DNA whereby the new molecules are half old and half new. | Semi-conservative |
What direction is DNA polymerase able to make new strands? | 5' to 3' |
In DNA & RNA, the base Cytosine pairs with: | Guanine |
What are the anti-codons that would base pair with these codons? GCA - AUA | CGU - UAU |
The sugar found in a nucleotide of RNA is: | Ribose |
The process that produces protein from the message contained on the mRNA. | Translation |
In DNA, the base Adenine pairs with: | Thymine |
The enzyme which pieces together the short DNA segments on the lagging strand during replication. | Ligase |
What are the subunits (building blocks) of nucleic acids? | Nucleotides |
The name of the strand in DNA replication that is made as small pieces that are later put together. | Lagging |
The name of the strand in DNA replication that is made as one continuous piece. | Leading |
The site of protein synthesis is the: | Ribosome |
What is the ring structure in the purines? | Two rings |
In RNA, the base Adenine pairs with: | Uracil |
What would the RNA bases be that would pair with: T C A G ? | A G U C |