Genetics (DNA, Transcription, Translation, & Mutations)

What is the subunit of DNA?

• Nucleotide

• Phosphate Group

• Purine

• Pyrimidine

Which is NOT a part of a DNA nucleotide?

• 5-carbon sugar

• phosphate group

• nitrogenous base

• sister chromatid

The DNA molecule is made up of how many strands?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What holds the strands of the DNA together?

• carbon bonds

• oxygen bonds

• hydrogen bonds

• nitrogen bonds

How many chromosomes do humans have in body cells?

• 23

• 46

• 92

• 21

How many homologous pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

• 23

• 46

• 92

• 21

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What shows the chromosomes in a human in order from the largest to the smallest with the sex chromosomes at the end?

• gene map

• karyotype

• gene layout

• protein

What is the specific base pair regions on DNA used to make specific proteins?

• nucleus

• mRNA strands

• amino acids

• genes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the name of the stage in which DNA information is coped into messenger RNA?

• Central Dogma

• Transcription

• Translation

• Troposphere

What is the stage in which the messenger RNA information is read or translated to create a protein?

• Central Dogma

• Transcription

• Translation

• Troposphere