Genetics Part 1 Test Retake

A molecule of DNA is made up of _________.

• amino acids and proteins
• ATP and enzymes
• paired nucleotides
• receptor enzymes

If the structure of DNA were likened to a ladder, what would make up the “supporting structure” (not the “rungs”) of the ladder?

• amino acids and sugars
• nucleotide bases, including thymine
• nucleotide bases, including uracil
• sugar-phosphate molecules

What is the complimentary mRNA sequence to the DNA sequence A-T-T-G-C-A.

• T-A-A-C-G-T
• U-A-A-C-G-T
• U-A-A-C-G-U
• T-A-A-G-C-U

Which defines a codon in DNA or mRNA?

• pair of nucleic acid and sugar
• pair of phosphate and sugar
• three-base code
• two-base code

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

• DNA
• RNA
• Ribosomes
• Amino Acids

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Transcription takes place in the 

• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• mitochondrion
• nucleus

Translation occurs in the

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• cytoplasm
• golgi apparatus

Assembles RNA during transcription

• RNA Polymerase 
• Mutations
• Gene Expression
• Point Mutation

Which answer models central dogma?

• DNA to protein to RNA

• RNA to DNA to protein

• DNA to RNA to protein

• protein to RNA to DNA