DNA and Protein Synthesis

New copies of DNA are made by __.

• replication
• transcription
• translation
• mitosis

DNA replication results in two __ DNA molecules.

• identical
• complementary
• different
• non-complementary

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The enzyme used in DNA replication is __.

• DNA polymerase
• RNA polymerase
• transcriptase
• DNA nuclease

Proteins are made of __.

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• RNA
• nucleic acids

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Humans have __ different amino acids.

• 20
• 64
• 3
• infinite

The production of a messenger RNA molecule is called __.

• transcription
• translation
• replication
• polymerase

Once the mRNA is formed, it travels to the __.

• ribosomes
• nucleus
• DNA
• endoplasmic reticulum

DNA cannot leave the nucleus because __.

• it is too big to fit through the nuclear pores.
• mRNA won't let it leave.
• It is too small
• it doesn't have too.

mRNA is made of 3 letter code-words called __.

• codons
• amino acids
• proteins
• anti-codons

Each codon codes for a particular __.

• amino acid
• anti-codon
• nucleotide
• protein