Genetics -- Transcription, Translation, Mutations, Cancer

Which bases are found in mRNA?

• Adenine

• Thymine

• Uracil

• Guanine

• Cytosine

Which bases are found in DNA?

• Adenine

• Thymine

• Uracil

• Guanine

• Cytosine

Choose the complementary DNA sequence for ATCGGCCTAA

• ATCGGCCTAA

• TAGCCGGATT

• AUCGGCCUAA

• UAGCCGGAUU

What enzyme unwinds DNA by breaking hydrogen bonds?

• Helicase

• DNA polymerase

• DNA primase

What enzyme creates a new strand of DNA by adding nucleotides that complement the template strand?

• Helicase

• DNA polymerase

• DNA primase

What enzyme creates an RNA primer?

• Helicase

• DNA polymerase

• DNA primase

What term means that the 3' end of one strand of DNA lines up with the 5' end of the other strand of DNA

What are the little pieces of DNA added to the lagging strand during replication called?

What percentage of genes encode a functional RNA molecule?

Where do replication and transcription take place?

• nucleus

• cytoplasm