mRNA Editing Review

The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA is called

• translation
• transcription
• transformation
• replication

The specialized enzyme(s) that do the mRNA processing are called the...

• RNA Polymerase

• Spliceosome

• Helicase

• RNA Catalase

Which of the following is the start codon which codes for the amino acid methionine?

• AUA

• AUC

• AUG

• AUU

How many stop codons exist in mRNA?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Transfer or tRNA molecules are bonded to a single amino acid and contain which other structure?

• Precodon

• Anticodon

• Stop Codon

• Thymine base (T)

Removal of noncoding sequences from the pre-mRNA is called

• Capping

• Splicing

• Tailing

• Shearing

• Licensing

Which single nucleotide make 5' cap

• Adenine

• Guanine

• Uracil

• Thymine

• Cytosine

Nucleotide sequence that codes for amino acid sequence are ________

• Exons

• Introns

• Zenons

• Protons

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Label the stages of protein synthesis.

b

c

d

Transcription

mRNA processing

Gene regulation

Translation

Replication

Tags

IST-1

What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?

• Aspartic Acid
• Histidine
• Glutamine
• Methionine

Tags

IST-1