DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis Test Review

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Where does translation occur?

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Ribosome

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The process in which DNA molecules form exact copies of themselves is known as...

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Replication

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The sides of the DNA structure are made of what two substances?

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Deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

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In RNA, Adenine matches with...

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Uracil

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What scientist(s) used X-ray diffraction (Photo 51) to get information about the structure of DNA?

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Rosalind Franklin

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What is the function of tRNA?

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tRNA transports amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double-stranded and contains deoxyribose sugar, while RNA is single-stranded and contains ribose sugar.

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What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine