Transcription

What amino acid does the DNA strand - TAC - code for? (hint: first you have to transcribe it into mRNA)

• Tyr

• Asn

• Ile

• Met

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Transcription occurs before Translation

• True

• False

what does mRNA do?

• carry info from genes to ribosomes

• carry amino acids to ribosomes

• help with RNA splicing

• make up ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Where does transcription take place?

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• ribosome

What is made during transcription?

• DNA

• RNA

• Proteins

• Amino Acids

At the end of this process the RNA molecule leaves the nucleus

• translation

• transcription

During transcription, adenine pairs up with _________, and guanine pairs up with _____________.

Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 

• AUGCUU 

• ATGCTT

• GCATCC

• GCAUCC

What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• RNA

• DNA

What is the primary purpose of transcription in cells?

• To synthesize proteins

• To replicate DNA

• To convert DNA into RNA

• To transport RNA to ribosomes