Protein Synthesis and Genetic Engineering

New copies of DNA are made by __.

• replication
• transcription
• translation
• mitosis

The enzyme used in DNA replication is __.

• DNA polymerase
• RNA polymerase
• transcriptase
• DNA nuclease

RNA has __ strand of nucleotides, __ and __.

• single, ribose, uracil
• single, deoxyribose, thymine
• double, ribose, thymine
• double, deoxyribose, uracil

Proteins are made of __.

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• RNA
• nucleic acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

The production of a messenger RNA molecule is called __.

• transcription
• translation
• replication
• polymerase

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.

Each codon codes for a particular __.

• amino acid
• anti-codon
• nucleotide
• protein

Transcription occurs in the __.

• nucleus
• ribosome
• cytoplasm
• vacuole

Translation occurs at the __.

• ribosome
• nucleus
• DNA
• polymerase

The complementary strand of this DNA, AATGCT is __.

• TTACGA
• UUACGA
• TTUCGU
• UUUCGA