Protein Synthesis Review

Our phenotype depends on what _____ are made during transcription and translation.

• anticodons

• proteins

• nucleotides

• templates

Which of the following is not found in DNA?

• adenine

• thymine

• guanine

• uracil

Each 3 base sequence in mRNA that codes for amino acids is a(an) _____.

• codon

• anticodon

• tRNA

• ribose

What is the molecule that carries the amino acid to its correct codon?

• tRNA

• mRNA

• anticodon

• ribosome

____ is the enzyme that unwinds the DNA helix and adds RNA bases during transcription.

• DNA polymerase

• DNA helicase

• RNA helicase

• RNA polymerase

location of transcription:

• cytoplasm

• ribosome

• nucleus

• enzyme

codon:mRNA

• ribosome:tRNA

• DNA:protein

• anticodon:tRNA

• nucleus:DNA

If the codon is UAG, what would the anticodon be?

• UAG

• TAG

• AUC

• ATC

Translation is complete once a _____ is reached.

• stop anticodon

• stop codon

• mutation

Once translation is complete, a new _____ is released into the cell.

• amino acid

• DNA strand

• gene

• protein