AS Protein synthesis

Identify the enzyme responsible for transcription

• DNA polymerase

• Ligase

• Helicase

• RNA Polymerase

State the term for the sequence of bases to which RNA polymerase binds

Identify the coding sequences on mRNA

• Introns

• Exons

• Anticodons

• Polysomes

If the base sequence on DNA is TATGGCCAC

What sequence of anticodons will be needed?

Which of the following describes the genetic code as 'degenerate'?

• The genetic code is the same in all species

• The code must be transcribed in a 5' -> 3' direction

• Some amino acids are coded for by more than one amino acid

• DNA is always converted to RNA

Identify the molecule

What term describes a sequence of three bases that codes for a specific amino acid?

From the 3' prime end of a tRNA molecule what are the final three bases?

How many tRNA molecules can fit into a ribosome at any one point in time?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Identify the type of bond that forms between the codon and anticodon

• Peptide

• Covalent

• Glycosidic

• Hydrogen