Genetics Review

Where in the cell is your DNA kept?

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Plasma membrane

Where in the cell is DNA transcribed into mRNA?

• Plasma membrane

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

Where in the cell do proteins get made?

• Plasma membrane

• Ribosome

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

What is the process where mRNA is read and then amino acids are added to a chain one after another?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Translocation

• Tranformation

A segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait is called a...

• Karyotype

• mRNA

• Gene

• Allele

When DNA creates a strand of mRNA in the nucleus, it's called...

When a transcribed mRNA exits the nucleus, what organelle reads and translates it into a protein?

• nucleolus

• plasma membrane

• endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosome

What do we call groups of 3 letter nucleic acids in an mRNA strand?

• tRNA

• codons

• DNA

• cytoskeleton

Transcribe this DNA:  TCCGATCGAATCGG

What amino acid does TAT code for?