DNA and RNA Review

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What base pair does Adenine (A) bind with in RNA?

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Uracil (U)

Front

A set of 3 nucleotides together is called ____________.

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A Codon

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Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand ATG TGA CAG?

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TAC ACT GTC

Front

When RNA is being used by the ribosome to build proteins it's called?

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Translation

Front

Which of the following is when there is a change in the DNA sequence?

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Mutation

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What is the structure of DNA?

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A double helix made of two strands of nucleotides.

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What are the four bases of DNA?

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Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G).

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

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What is transcription?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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Ribosomes are the sites of protein synthesis.