Protein Synthesis & DNA Mutations

• A point mutation results in the insertion of a different amino acid.

• A substitution occurs with the adenine base.

• A deletion of a cytosine base occurs

• A base is inserted into one strand of the DNA

In image 6, if the base A is inserted after the the base G, what kind of mutation will it cause? 

• Substituted 

• Frameshift

• Neutral

• Chromosomal

Which strand of mRNA will be created from the strand of DNA provided?

DNA strand:    T  A  G  C  C  T  A

• U  A  G  C  C  U  A

• A  T  C  G  G  A  T

• T  A  C  G  G  T  A

• A  U  C  G  G  A  U

Which word describes the process of copying DNA from a parent strand?

• Protein synthesis

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

If two tRNA strands with the anticodons of AUG then CAG were being used, what is the DNA that the mRNA was made from?

• UACGUC

• ATGCAG

• AUGCAG

• TACGTC

Unlike DNA, RNA contains

• Phosphate groups

• Thymine

• Adenine

• Uracil

What are the building blocks or subunits of proteins?

• RNA

• Ribosomes

• Nucleotides

• Amino Acids

A DNA molecule is made of the following bases along the template strand.

    DNA template strand:      A T A G C C

Which strand below represents the correct complimentary strand of DNA?

• A T A G C C

• T A T C G G

• U A U C G G

• U A U G C C

Identify the four bases found in a RNA molecule.

• Adenine, Cytosine, Lysine, Guanine

• Thymine, Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine

• Guanine, Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine

• Cytosine, Protein, Thymine, Adenine

The name of the process when RNA makes proteins is?

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

• Transfer