DNA to Proteins

As the MRNA and TRNA meet in the ribosomes, amino acids bond together making​ ​a​ ​ (a)   AKA protein

• polypeptide chain

• codon

• anticodon

• gene

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

• mRNA

• tRNA

• RNA

• DNA

_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.

• mRNA / a protein

• a protein / mRNA

• Ribosome / Nucleus

• mRNA / tRNA

How many nucleotides make a codon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 6

What does Letter E represent?

• Codons

• Anticodons

• Amino acids

• Genes

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Which enzyme has the job of unzipping the double helix?

• Helicase

• Polymerase

• Ligase

• Primerase

Looking a the diagram, what do the letters W and X represent?

• nucleotids

• deoxyribose sugars

• phosphate groups

• nitrogenous bases

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Which phase of which process does this picture show?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

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The portion or segment of the DNA strand that codes for a particular protein is called a _____________________.

• gene

• chromosome

• codon

• anticodon

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Mutations that change the amino acid specified by the codon, affecting the amino acid sequence, are called:

• nonsense mutations

• missense mutations

• silent mutations

• all of the above

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