Protein Synthesis and cell differentiation

Every time a gene is expressed, a _______ is created.

• Carbohydrate

• Nucleotide

• Protein

• hormone

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What characteristic determines the genetic code

• The sequence or order of nucleotides codes for different amino acids.

• Whether or not organisms have Thymine or Uracil in their DNA

• The sequence or order of sugars and phosphates change the gene.

• DNA molecules have different lengths. Those lengths determine genes.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which part of DNA and RNA is recognized as part of the code?

• Hydrogen Bonds

• Nitrogenous Bases

• Phosphate groups

• 5 carbon Sugars.

When DNA is replicated, which would be the complementary strand to this strand?

ATTACAGACTTTCAAGCTAG

• ATTACAGACTTTCAAGCTAG

• TAATGTCTGAAAGTTCGATC

• UAAUGUCUGAAAGUCGAUC

• GATCGAACTTTCAGACATTA

When DNA is transcribed, which would be the complementary strand to this strand?

ATTACAGACTTTCAAGCTAG

• ATTACAGACTTTCAAGCTAG

• TAATGTCTGAAAGTTCGATC

• UAAUGUCUGAAAGUCGAUC

• GATCGAACTTTCAGACATTA

What is the name for the 3 base code found on DNA and mRNA?

• Anticodon

• Codon

• Amino Acid

• Gene

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

• Circular

• Helical

• Double Helix

• 5-Carbon Sugar pentagon

When a mutation occurs, a different protein gets expressed leading to different traits. The reason that humans can possibly have brown, blue, green, or hazel eyes is because ________.

• The nucleotides on the eye color gene can be arranged in different orders.

• Different people use a different genetic code than others.

• Some people use Ribose sugar and some people use Deoxyribose sugar

• Some people use the base guanine, some use thymine, some use adenine, and some use cytosine.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the function of mRNA?

• Stores the genetic information

• Carries the genetic information from the nucleus to the ribosome

• Carries amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome.

• it is part of the ribosome structure, and it builds the protein in translation

What is the function of tRNA?

• Stores the genetic information

• Carries the genetic information from the nucleus to the ribosome

• Carries amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome.

• it is part of the ribosome structure, and it builds the protein in translation