Protein Synthesis and Mutations

Which of the following are differences in the structure between RNA and DNA

• DNA uses deoxyribose sugar, RNA uses sugar ribose

• DNA pairs Adenine with Uracil, RNA pairs Adenine with Thymine

• DNA is a double helix, RNA is a single helix

• DNA pairs Adenine with Thymine, RNA pairs Adenine with Uracil

These building blocks consist of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base.

• Ribose

• Nucleotide

• Gene

• Protein

Which of the following is the complementary mRNA sequence to this DNA strand: AACTGAA

• UUGACUU

• TTGACTT

• AACTGAA

• AACUGAA

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?

• YES!
• NO!

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA

• 4
• 2
• 6
• 12

Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT

• ACCGTTCATGCA
• UGGCAAGUACGU
• UCCGUUCUUGCU
• ACCGUUCAUGCA

What is the result of translation?

• The synthesis of RNA from protein

• The synthesis of protein from RNA

• The synthesis of protein from DNA

• The synthesis of RNA from DNA

What is the result of transcription?

• The synthesis of RNA from protein

• The synthesis of protein from RNA

• The synthesis of protein from DNA

• The synthesis of RNA from DNA

Can more than one codon code for the same type of amino acid?

• yes

• no