Transcription and Translation Review

The process of creating an mRNA strand from template DNA is called....

• DNA replication

• Transcription

• Translation

• Mutation

Translation is the process of

• creating more DNA

• making lipids

• decoding mRNA to form a protein

• creating mRNA

A group of three nucleotides in mRNA is called a codon.

• True

• False

What is known as the "knockoff" of thymine used in mRNA?

• Adenine

• Guanine

• Cytosine

• Uracil

If your codon read AGA, what amino acid would you get?

• Arginine

• Serine

• Alanine

• Proline

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

If your codon read CUG, what amino acid would you get?

• Tyrosine

• Leucine

• Proline

• Serine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Your DNA template strand is TCAGCT, what will the mRNA be?

• AGTCGA

• CAGTAG

• AGUCGA

• AATCCA

mRNA takes a lot of energy to make and is very protected by the cell.

• True

• False

Amino acid chains create proteins which determine

• our eye color

• our height

• our hair color

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Both halves of a DNA strand are used to make one mRNA strand.

• True

• False