MolGenZ

If CRISPR were a celebrity, its most likely award would be:

• Best Supporting Enzyme in a DNA Replication

• Nobel Peace Prize for silencing troublemaker genes

• Best Gene Editor in a Leading Role

• Lifetime Achievement in Mutation Prevention

During DNA replication, which enzyme is the "opening act" that unzips the DNA double helix?

• DNA polymerase

• Helicase

• Ligase

• Topoisomerase

A gene just posted this status update: “Feeling spliced! ✂️” What likely just happened?

• It mutated

• It underwent transcription

• Its introns were removed

• It got translated

You found a time machine and travel back to the origin of life. Which molecule is most likely to be the OG (original geneticist)?

• DNA

• RNA

• Proteins

• Lipids

A tRNA shows up to a party. What is it bringing?

• DNA fragment
  

• Ribosomal subunit
  

• An amino acid
  

• A stop codon

PCR is like a photocopy machine, but for:

• RNA

• DNA

• Proteins

• Plasmids

A PCR tube forgot to wear a lid in the thermocycler. What’s the most likely outcome?

• DNA gets extra amplified

• Taq polymerase throws a tantrum and doesnt work

• The sample evaporates and ghosts you

• It becomes RNA instead

If DNA fragments were racers in gel electrophoresis, who would always win?

• The chubby 10kb piece

• The slow and steady 3kb piece

• The skinny 500bp sprinter

• The circular DNA riding a bicycle

What’s Taq polymerase’s favorite vacation spot?

• The Arctic

• The Himalayas

• A boiling hot spring in Yellowstone

• A beach with DNA cocktails

What does the 5' cap on eukaryotic mRNA do?

• Assists with DNA repair

• Signals the end of transcription

• Protects mRNA from degradation and helps with ribosome binding

• Binds RNA polymerase to DNA