Protein Synthesis

TRANSCRIBE this DNA sequence: TACGTTACT

• AUGCAAUGA

• ATGCAATGA

• AUGGATUGA

• TACGTTACT

Insertion, deletion, and substitution are all examples of a change in a genetic sequence which is also referred to as (a)

• Gene

• Amino Acid

• Ribose

• Mutation

When these bond together, they form a protein

• Amino Acids

• Peptide Bonds

• Ribose

• Nucleotides

The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____

• transcription
• rRNA
• replication
• translation

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in RNA?

• Uracil
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Guanine

Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

There are a total of ____ different amino acids

• 20

• 1

• 4

• unlimited

DNA is the template for

• amino acids

• tRNA

• mRNA

• sugars

One human disease is caused by a change in one codon in a gene from GAA to GUA. The disease is a result of 

• a mutation
• crossing-over
• a meiosis error
• polyploidy