Molecular Genetics

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The process of making an mRNA strand from a DNA template is called

• Replication
• Transcription
• Translation
• Protein Synthesis

The process of using an mRNA to make a protein is called

• Replication
• Transcription
• Translation
• Cell Division

Transcription takes place in the 

• cytoplasm
• chloroplast
• nucleus
• mitochondria

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

STRUCTURE: One difference between RNA and DNA is -

• RNA has thymine where DNA has ademine

• DNA is single stranded where RNA is double stranded

• DNA is made in the nucleus where RNA is made in the ribosomes

• RNA is single stranded where DNA is double stranded

STRUCTURE: What Nitrogenous Base does RNA contain that DNA does not?

• Thymine

• Uracil

• Adenine

• Love

STRUCTURE: Which 2 molecules form the sides of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose and adenine

• deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond

• sugar and the nucleus

• deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate