MGD week 2

Transcription can be divided into 3 phases. What is the name given to the phase where RNA polymerase synthesizes RNA transcript?

• Initiation

• Elongation

• Termination

Which strand of DNA is transcribed?

• Sense strand

• Antisense strand

Which direction is RNA synthesised?

• 3' to 3'

• 3' to 5'

• 5' to 3'

• 5' to 5'

Which type of RNA acts as an intermediary between DNA and ribosomes

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

What is the name given to the mutation that results from the insertion or deletion of a nucleotide that changes the reading frame?