Central Dogma

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

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

• DNA
• RNA
• Ribosomes
• Amino Acids

DNA has a ______ strand; RNA has a ______ strand.

• double/double
• double/triple
• double/single
• single/single

In RNA, the nitrogen base____ replaces ____ that was present in DNA. 

• A, U (adenine, uracil)
• C, G (cytosine, guanine)
• U, T (uracil, thymine)
• U, A (uracil, adenine)

The "central dogma" states that genetic information flows from 

• Protein-->mRNA-->DNA
• Protein-->DNA-->mRNA
• mRNA-->DNA-->Protein
• DNA-->mRNA-->Protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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 Nucleotide matches to Cytosine?

• Guanine

• Adenine

• Uracil

• Thymine