Introduction to DNA

Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?

• C-A, T-G

• A-G, C-T

• C-G, U-A

• T-A, G-C

What holds your genetic material in the nucleus of all your cells?

• chromosomes

• the golgi apparatus

• the cytoplasm

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the nucleic acid that stores and transmits the genetic information from one generation to another?

• DNA

• RNA

• mRNA

• tRNA

What is the relationship among DNA, a gene, and a chromosome?

• A chromosome contains hundreds of genes, which are composed of DNA.

• A chromosome contains hundreds of genes, which are composed of protein.

• A gene contains hundreds of chromosomes, which are composed of protein.

• A gene is composed of DNA, but there is no relationship to a chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which pair of alleles is an example of homozygous dominant?

• tt

• TT

• Tt

• T

• t

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7.11(A), 7.11(B), 7.11(C)

In a base pair, C stands for what?

• Centromere

• Cytosine

• Cytosol

• Cetirizine

What is a Process of copying a sequence of DNA to produce a strand of RNA?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Ribose

What is the change in an organism’s DNA called?

• mutation

• genotype

• crossing over

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Transcription is the transfer of genetic information from _________ to _________

• RNA to Proteins

• Proteins to RNA

• DNA to RNA

• RNA to DNA

A version of a gene is called a(n)

• allele

• characteristic

• specific gene

• trait