mRNA

DNA carries the instructions for:

• which proteins to make

• when proteins are made

• how quickly proteins are made

• all of the above

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The DNA in each cell carries a complete set of genes for all the proteins a cell needs.

• True

• False

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Proteins naturally grow directly on the DNA molecule

• True

• False

The nucleic acids that help proteins to be made from DNA are called:

• RNA

• TNA

• MMA

• ZNA

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Which type of nucleic acid copies genetic code from DNA and carries it to the cytoplasm to allow proteins to be made?

• mDNA

• mRNA

• tRNA

• tDNA

The "m" in mRNA stands for:

• messenger

• mini

• micro

• marvelous

What is transcription?

• None of the above

• Making an exact copy of DNA

• Making proteins from RNA

• Making mRNA from DNA

Which is true for RNA?

Tick all that apply

• It is single stranded

• It is made of ribose sugars

• It contains the nitrogen bases A, U, G, C

• It is double stranded

• It contains the nitrogen bases A, T, G, C