DNA to Protein Synthesis

What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of bases?

• RNA contains uracil in place of thymine

• RNA contains uracil in place of adenine

• RNA contains uracil in place of guanine

• RNA contains uracil in place of cytosine

What will be the resulting mRNA from this DNA sequence:
GAT-TAC-AGA-TTA-CAT?

• CTA-ATG-TCT-AAT-GTA
• GAU-UAG-UGA-UUA-GUT
• CUA-AUG-UCU-AAU-GUA
• CAT-ACA-TAC-ATA-TAG
  

Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?

• nitrogenous base
• nucleic acid
• cholesterol
• fatty acid

What does mRNA do?

• carry info from genes to ribosomes

• carry amino acids to ribosomes

• help with RNA splicing

• make up ribosomes

DNA cannot leave the __________________.

• mitochondria
• nucleolus
• nucleus
• neutron

mRNA is produced in the nucleus by the DNA in a process called

• translation
• transforming
• transcription
• transferring

Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 

• AUGCUU
• ATGCTT
• GCATCC
• GCAUCC

The process represented in the diagram produces a molecule that is complementary to the template strand of DNA. What type of molecule is produced?

• New DNA
• Polypeptide
• Messenger RNA
• Carbohydrate

A triplet of mRNA is called a

• codon
• anticodon
• amino acid
• peptide bond

DNA codes for...

• cholesterol
• proteins
• fatty acids
• a sandwich