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DNA vs RNA

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Two major steps in the process of making proteins are: 1-transcription, 2-translation
mRNA is created by DNA in the _____. nucleus
mRNA contains the messages from the DNA and are sent to ___ for them to read the instructions for making ____. ribosomes, proteins
Transcription-process in which ___ is synthesized from ___ template mRNA, DNA
RNA is a ____ strand. single
Just lie DNA - RNA has . . . 1-sugar, 1-phosphate, 1-nitrogen base
RNA is made up of ___(sugar), ___, and ____.(A, , C, G) ribose, phosphate, nitrogen base, U
U stands for ___. Uracil
A bonds with ___ in RNA. U
C bonds with ___ in RNA. G
The purine bases are ___ and ___ in RNA. A, G
The pyrimidine bases are ___ and ___ in RNA. C, U
DNA is comprised of ___ strands. 2
RNA is comprised of ____ strand. 1
Nitrogen bases in DNA . . . A, T, C, G
Nitrogen bases in RNA . . . A, U, C, G
Type of sugar in DNA. deoxyribose
Type of sugar in RNA. ribose
What 3 things make up a nucleotide? sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogen base
Where is mRNA made? in the nucleus
What type of sugar does RNA have? ribose
Which of the following nitrogen bases does RNA not have? thymine
If a strand of DNA contains 40% of Cytosine, then . . . it also contains 40% Guanine, 10% adenine, 10% thymine
What does mRNA do? carries the instructions from DNA to ribosomes to make proteins
What is transcription? the process of making mRNA
There are ____ types of RNA each with its only function. three (3)
In RNA the base ___ is substituted for ___. Thymine, Uracil
In terms of length, DNA molecules are much ____ than RNA molecules. longer
Making messenger RNA using DNA as a template is called ___. transcription
mRNA stands for. . . messenger RNA
tRNA stands for . . . transfer RNA
rRNA stands for . . . ribosomal RNA
groups of three nitrogen bases on the RNA strand are called ___. codons
tRNA carry ___ ____ from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes. amino acids
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