Genetics Quiz

What structures within the cell contain the organism’s genome?

• Genes

• Chromosomes

• DNA

• Ribose

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What molecule makes up genes and contains instructions for building proteins?

• RNA

• DNA

• Ribose

• Anticodon

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What are the "handrails" or "ladder sides" of DNA made of?

• Nitrogenous bases

• Ribose and phosphate

• Phosphate and deoxyribose

• Codons and anticodons

What is the central dogma of biology?

• DNA is translated into proteins

• RNA is transcribed into DNA

• DNA is transcribed into RNA

• Proteins are translated into RNA

What is the sequence of three bases on tRNA that matches with the mRNA codon?

• Codon

• Anticodon

• Gene

• Chromosome

In DNA to protein synthesis, where is mRNA translated into a protein?

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

Which of the following is a characteristic of DNA?

• Single-stranded, has uracil, ribose sugar

• Double-stranded, has thymine, deoxyribose sugar

• Single-stranded, has thymine, ribose sugar

• Double-stranded, has uracil, deoxyribose sugar

Which of the following is a characteristic of RNA?

• Double-stranded, has thymine, deoxyribose sugar

• Single-stranded, has uracil, ribose sugar

• Double-stranded, has uracil, ribose sugar

• Single-stranded, has thymine, deoxyribose sugar

What type of mutation causes a stop codon, ending translation early?

• Nonsense

• Silent

• Missense

• Duplication

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What is a deletion mutation?

• A segment of the chromosome is missing

• A segment of the chromosome is repeated

• A segment of the chromosome is reversed

• A segment from one chromosome is moved to another chromosome

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