DNA/RNA Flashcard

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What base pairs with Adenine in DNA?

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Thymine (T)

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What is the role of tRNA in protein synthesis?

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tRNA carries amino acids to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What enzyme is responsible for unzipping DNA during replication?

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Helicase

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What is the complementary DNA sequence for the strand ATG TGA CAG?

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TAC ACT GTC

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What is the amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA?

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Met-Pro-Val

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What are the four bases of DNA?

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Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G)

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What is the function of DNA polymerase?

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DNA polymerase synthesizes new DNA strands by adding nucleotides.

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double-stranded and contains thymine; RNA is single-stranded and contains uracil.

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What is transcription in the context of genetics?

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Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What is translation in the context of genetics?

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Translation is the process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA.