Transcription & Translation

What are the three processes involved in the Central Dogma?

• DNA Replication

• Transcription

• Mitosis

• Translation

Fill in the blank: Transcription is the process of converting DNA to _______.

• mRNA

• DNA

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

Which process involves the conversion of mRNA to a protein?

What does DNA contain that can be expressed?

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A gene is a section of a DNA molecule that contains the information for a specific _______.

• protein

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• vitamin

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What does RNA stand for?

• Ribonucleic Acid

• Random Nucleic Acid

• Ribosome Nucleic Acid

• Ribonucleotide Acid

Which type of RNA is made from DNA in the nucleus and carries a message to the ribosome in the cytoplasm?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• snRNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which type of RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to growing proteins?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• snRNA

What amino acid does the codon UGA code for?

• Stop

• Tryptophan

• Methionine

• Leucine

What amino acid does the codon AUG code for?

• Met (Start)

• Leu

• Val

• Gly