Protein Synthesis

The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology describes the directional flow of genetic information from...

• DNA->mRNA->protein

• protein->mRNA->DNA

• DNA->protein->mRNA

• mRNA->DNA->protein

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What are the monomers (subunits) of proteins?

• DNA

• Codons

• Amino Acids

• RNA

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Where does transcription occur in the eukaryotic cell?

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

What is the name of bonds that hold amino acids together?

• Peptide bonds

• Protein bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

• Phosphodiester bonds

What is Thymine replaced with in RNA?

• Uracil

• Guanine

• Adenine

• Cytosine

Which cell organelle synthesizes the proteins?

• ribosome

• nucleus

• Golgi apparatus

• endoplasmic reticulum

Which of the following travels outside of the nucleus and carries the instructions for protein synthesis?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• DNA

Which of the following is the first step in protein synthesis?

• transcription

• translation

• replication

• folding

Which molecule brings amino acids to the ribosome?

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

• DNA

Genetic information on DNA is copied onto mRNA during ____________ and mRNA is decoded into amino acids to form polypeptide chains through _____________.

• translation, transcription

• transcription, translation

• replication, transcription

• translation, replication

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