Importances of Nucleic Acids in a Cell: DNA& RNA/Formation of Ch

DNA carries genetic information in the form of _____ _____ to synthesize proteins which determine certain traits.

What will DNA carry?

_____ _____(gene)

List an example of certain traits.

What is the genetic code?

The gentic code is the sequence of _____ _____ in DNA

What will form by 3 nitrogenous bases?

a _____

What will determines the type of polypeptide and hence the type of protein?

sequence of _____ _____s

In the _____, genetic information from DNA is copied onto mRNA (this process is called _____). The _____ leaves the nucleus throughnuclear pore to ribosome in the cytoplasm of the cell.

• nucleus; transcription; mRNA

• cytoplasm; translation; rRNA

• tRNA; codon; riobosome

• amino acid chain; polypeptide; protein

• nucleus; translation; mRNA

In the _____, the process of making proteins called _____ occurs. The _____ in the ribosomes reads the genetics code on the mRNA.

• nucleus; transcription; mRNA

• cytoplasm; translation; rRNA

• tRNA; codon; riobosome

• amino acid chain; polypeptide; protein

• nucleus; translation; mRNA

The _____ brings the specific _____ based on the codon to the _____.

• nucleus; transcription; mRNA

• cytoplasm; translation; rRNA

• tRNA; codon; riobosome

• amino acid chain; polypeptide; protein

• nucleus; translation; mRNA

The amino acid is joined to the growing _____ to form a _____, which is then modified into a specific _____.

• nucleus; transcription; mRNA

• cytoplasm; translation; rRNA

• tRNA; codon; riobosome

• amino acid chain; polypeptide; protein

• nucleus; translation; mRNA