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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
If CRISPR were a celebrity, its most likely award would be:
Best Supporting Enzyme in a DNA Replication
Nobel Peace Prize for silencing troublemaker genes
Best Gene Editor in a Leading Role
Lifetime Achievement in Mutation Prevention
During DNA replication, which enzyme is the "opening act" that unzips the DNA double helix?
DNA polymerase
Helicase
Ligase
Topoisomerase
A gene just posted this status update: “Feeling spliced! ✂️” What likely just happened?
It mutated
It underwent transcription
Its introns were removed
It got translated
You found a time machine and travel back to the origin of life. Which molecule is most likely to be the OG (original geneticist)?
DNA
RNA
Proteins
Lipids
A tRNA shows up to a party. What is it bringing?
DNA fragment
Ribosomal subunit
An amino acid
A stop codon
PCR is like a photocopy machine, but for:
RNA
DNA
Proteins
Plasmids
A PCR tube forgot to wear a lid in the thermocycler. What’s the most likely outcome?
DNA gets extra amplified
Taq polymerase throws a tantrum and doesnt work
The sample evaporates and ghosts you
It becomes RNA instead
If DNA fragments were racers in gel electrophoresis, who would always win?
The chubby 10kb piece
The slow and steady 3kb piece
The skinny 500bp sprinter
The circular DNA riding a bicycle
What’s Taq polymerase’s favorite vacation spot?
The Arctic
The Himalayas
A boiling hot spring in Yellowstone
A beach with DNA cocktails
What does the 5' cap on eukaryotic mRNA do?
Assists with DNA repair
Signals the end of transcription
Protects mRNA from degradation and helps with ribosome binding
Binds RNA polymerase to DNA
