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WorksheetsTranscription Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
The process in which a segment of DNA is copied to produce a strand of mRNA.
Transcription
Translation
Replication
None of these
Label the names of the bases in DNA!
Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine
In DNA, A pairs with (a) and C pairs with (b)
Label the names of the bases in RNA!
Uracil
Cytosine
Adenine
Guanine
In RNA, A pairs with (a) and C pairs with (b)
Match the complementary DNA strands! (Remember follow DNA base pairing rules to match them up!)
T T A
A A T
A C G
T G C
G C T
C G A
C C C
G G G
A A G
T T C
Match the complementary RNA strands! (Remember follow RNA base pairing rules to match them up!)
A U C
U A G
G G A
C C A
C A G
G U C
C A U
G U A
A A G
U U C
Let's practice transcription now that you've had practice with DNA and RNA bases! Look at the DNA sequence below and match up the correct complementary RNA strand.
3' A G C T T G 5'
(a)
Let's keep practicing!
DNA sequence: A A C C G T
mRNA strand: (a)
I'm going to give you a strand of DNA, your job is to write out the complementary mRNA you'd get during transcription!
DNA Strand: C G T A G G
What is the complementary RNA strand for this DNA sequence?
A A T G C C T T A
A A T G C C T T A
T T A C G G A A T
U U A C G G A A U
Look at this sequence of DNA and label the correct complementary RNA bases.
A T G
A C
T G
G C T
T A C
U A C
C G A
U G
Match up the complementary RNA and DNA pairs.
U A C
A T G
G C G
C G C
A A U
T T A
C A C
G T G
U U G
A A C
Using the following DNA codons, match up the complementary RNA codons.
G G C (a)
T T T (b)
A C T (c)
G T A (d)
One final question to practice transcription! Looking at the DNA sequence below, what would the complementary RNA strand be?
3' A T T C G A T C A G A G 5'
(a)
