Genetics Review

A section of the DNA strand that determines a specific trait

• gene
• trait
• chromosome
• allele

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DNA is the genetic material that contains the instructions for making which biomolecule?

• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Lipids
• Sugars

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What is the physical appearance of a trait?

• genotype

• phenotype

• heredity

DNA is a ________________ found in the ________________ of most eukaryotes.

• double helix, cytoplasm

• single helix, nucleus

• double helix, nucleus

• single helix, cytoplasm

RNA is a double stranded molecule.

• True

• False

• What's RNA?

What monomer makes up a protein?

• fatty acids

• nucleic acids

• sugars

• amino acids

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What is the first step in DNA Replication?

• RNA is formed from the DNA template strand

• the DNA molecule "unzips" along weak hydrogen bonds

• free nucleotides are bonded together in the correct sequence

• transfer RNA links to an amino acid

In DNA, Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

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