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DNA and Protein Syn
Sophomore Biology Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The three parts of a nucleotide | phosphate, sugar, nitrogen base |
| Adenine always bonds to this in DNA | Thymine |
| The structural units of DNA | nucleotides |
| Definition of a gene | A sequence of nucleotides that codes for a protein |
| Transcription | The process in which DNA makes mRNA |
| The 5 carbon sugar in RNA | Ribose |
| A protein is a long chain of these | Amino Acids |
| Translation | The process in which mRNA is converted to amino acid molecules. |
| The two scientists who discovered the structure of DNA | Watson and Crick |
| Cytosine will always bond to ________ in DNA | Guanine |
| The molecule that copies (transcribes) DNA. | polymerase |
| The 5 carbon sugar molecule in DNA. | Deoxyribose |
| The nitrogen base in RNA that is not in DNA. | Uracil |
| The organelle of the cell where the amino acids are assembled into protein molecules. | Ribosome |
| The organelle where DNA is located. | Nucleus |
| Sequence of three nucleotides. | Codon |