Unit 6 Review Part 2: Molecular Genetics

Which piece of genetic material is double-stranded?

• DNA

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

The process of making an mRNA strand from a DNA template is called

• Replication
• Transcription
• Translation
• Protein Synthesis

The process of using an mRNA to make a protein is called

• Replication
• Transcription
• Translation
• Cell Division

Transcription takes place in the 

• cytoplasm
• chloroplast
• nucleus
• mitochondria

What mutation has occurred here? 
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Frameshift 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

ATTTGAGCC- Original
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a 

• Insertion- Frameshift
• Deletion- Substitution
• Deletion -Frameshift
• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A type of substitution in which no  amino acids change is called 

• Missense
• Nonsense
• Silent
• Deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The replication of DNA is...

• conservative
• dispersive
• semi-conservative
• random