Genetics Review Tuesday

What is the structure of DNA?

• Double-helix

• Single-helix

What are the 4 base pairs of DNA?

• A, T, G, C

• A, U, G, C

• T, U, G, C

What are the 4 base pairs of RNA?

• A, T, G, C

• A, U, G, C

• T, U, G, C

DNA is made up of millions of ?

• DNA

• RNA

• Nucleotides

What are the 3 things that make up a nucleotide?

• DNA, RNA, Nucleotide

• Phosphate, Sugar, Nitrogen Base

• DNA, Sugar, RNA

How many nucleotides make up a codon?

What is the Start Codon? (use your codon chart)

• Met

• Lys

• Stop

• Cys

What biomolecule do you get when you have amino acid chains?

• Carbs

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

Find the amino acids for the following:

AUG-CAA-AGU-GGU-UCU-UGA

Where does a mutation occur?

• Phosphate group

• Sugar

• Nitrogen Base