RNA and Codons

DNA makes a molecule called RNA which then makes proteins. You can use RNA sequences (codons) to determine which amino acids will be in your protein. Choose the amino acid that pertains to the following codon sequence: UAG?

• Alanine

• Valine

• STOP

• Tryptophan

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

DNA makes a molecule called RNA which then makes proteins. You can use RNA sequences (codons) to determine which amino acids will be in your protein. Choose the amino acid that pertains to the following codon sequence: UGG?

• Alanine

• Valine

• STOP

• Tryptophan

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

DNA makes a molecule called RNA which then makes proteins. You can use RNA sequences (codons) to determine which amino acids will be in your protein. Choose the amino acid that pertains to the following codon sequence: GCG?

• Alanine

• Valine

• STOP

• Tryptophan

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A strand containing ribose and uracil is called ___.

• protein

• tRNA

• mRNA

• RNA

The process of ___ creates polypeptide chains from codons found on mRNA.

• RNA

• transcription

• DNA

• translation

What nucleotide base can only be found in RNA?

• uracil

• guanine

• thyamine

• cytosine

The process of ___ creates mRNA that is later used for protein synthesis.

• synthesis

• transcription

• translation

• transcribe

Sequence of 3 consecutive nucleotides that code for one amino acid

• Anti-codon

• Protein

• Bases

• Codon

A codon is a group of ___ RNA bases.

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 6

What best explains the interaction between tRNA and mRNA during translation?

• anticodons on the mRNA line up with complementary codons on the tRNA

• anticodons on the tRNA line up with complementary codons on the mRNA

• tRNA attach amino acids to the complementary mRNA sequence

• mRNA attach amino acids to the complementary tRNA sequence