Transcription and Translation

A certain kind of butterflies produces red pigment in summer but blue in winter. This is probably due to...

• polymerase becoming ligase
• three or more copies of the same chromosomes
• regulation of gene expression
• new viruses in new locations

Chunks of three bases on the mRNA that code for a specific amino acids are called...

• Codons
• Snodocs
• Docons
• Nocods

In eukaryotes, where does transcription occur?

• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Outside of the cell
• Eukaryotes don't do transcription

Other than mRNA, what is this image showing?

• tRNA
• rRNA
• DNA
• RNA polymerase

What is one easy way to tell RNA from DNA?

• RNA has uracil, DNA doesn't
• DNA doesn't have thymine, RNA does
• RNA is double stranded, DNA isn't
• RNA is made of up amino acids, DNA isn't

In translation..

• A polypeptide is created
• mRNA is created
• The nucleus implodes
• RNA polymerase does all the work

What is the anticodon if the codon is "AAA"?

• UUU
• TTT
• AAA
• GGG

When a mutation only changes one base (adding, deleting, or substracting), we call that a...

• point mutation
• delta mutation
• transcription
• translation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the name for those letters in DNA and RNA (A, T, C, and G)?

• Amino acids
• Monosaccharides
• Nitrogenous bases 
• Phosphate groups

How many bases are in two codons?

• 6
• 12
• 3
• 1