Protein Synthesis

What is the role of mRNA

• Carry an amino acid to the ribosome

• Copy the instructions from DNA and carry it out of the nucleus

• Make up the ribosomes

Where does Transcription occur

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• ER

• Mitochondria

What is the mRNA for the following DNA strand?

TAC GTA

• GCT AGC

• ATG CAT

• AUG CAU

Where does Translation occur?

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• ER

• Chloroplast

What is an anticodon?

• rRNA

• an amino acid

• Three nucleotide sequence found on mRNA

• Three nucleotide sequence found on tRNA

What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?

• Anticodon
• Codon
• Protein

What is the mRNA strand that would result from the DNA template strand CCTA?

• GGAT
• CCAT
• GGAU
• CCAU

The principle shown in the image is called what?

• Transcription
• The Central Dogma
• Translation
• The Principle of Proteins

Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in RNA?

• Uracil
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Guanine

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine