6D Gene Expression Vocabulary

Match the following

• gene regulation

• the process of turning a gene on or off to ensure that the gene is expressed at the proper time

• component

• a process by which gene creates a product for the cell

• genetic code

• a part of something; an ingredient

• gene expression

• the actual genetic makeup of an organism

• genotype

• the sequence of nitrogen bases in DNA or RNA that codes for specific traits

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Match the following

• homeostasis

• a state of balance of equilibrium

• regulation

• the observable traits of an organism; the appearance

• phenotype

• a hormone secreted by the pancreas, which controls the levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood

• insulin

• the control or moderation of a system, process, etc.

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the process by which the DNA code is copied to make mRNA

the process of converting information in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids to make a protein

Genes carry our ______.

• traits

• jeans

• codon

• rna

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Match the following

• a message made from DNA

• tRNA

• the ribsome where proteins are made

• mRNA

• delivers amino acids to the ribosome

• rRNA

True or False: All of your body cells contain the same genes.

• True

• False

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What is an operon?

• a part of a ribsome

• a part of a Rna

• a unit made up of linked genes that code for proteins needed to do a specific task

• needed for dna replication

The "on/off" switch for an operon is called the

• promoter
• repressor
• operator
• gene

Which of the following best explains the term gene expression?

• the production of proteins based on the genetic information in DNA
• the suppression of RNA polymerase
• the suppression of protein production
• the production of lipids based on the genetic information in DNA

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