DNA

Which of the following describes DNA replication in eukaryotic cells?

A copy of the DNA is made in the nucleus

Name the base pair

A-T or C-G

The universal "start" codon is:

AUG

Each group of three RNA bases codes for a single amino acid.

An RNA sequence is given: AUGCCGAAACGU

A sequence of three nucleotides which codes for an amino acid.

Codon

Where does transcription occur

Cytoplasm

The sugar found in DNA.

Deoxyribose

Which of the following statements describes each new molecule of DNA produced when DNA replicates

Each new molecule contains one strand from the original molecule and one newly synthesized strand.

The bonds that hold base pairs together.

Hydrogen

Which type of bond occurs between the base pairs of a DNA molecule

Hydrogen bonds

Any change in the sequence of DNA or RNA.

Mutation

These changes in DNA are an example of which of the following

Mutation

May either be adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil or thymine.

Nitrogenous Base

The monomer of DNA.

Nucleotide

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA

Nucleotides

Includes transcription and translation, and begins at the nucleus and ends at the ribosome.

Protein Synthesis

Responsible for unzipping DNA and adding nucleotides during transcription.

RNA Polymerase

Which enzyme is responsible for producing mRNA in transcription

RNA polymerase

The structure where translation occurs.

Ribosomes

Which of the following nitrogenous bases is NOT present in RNA

Thymine

The process by which mRNA is used to transport information from DNA to the cytoplasm.

Transcription

Which of the following best describes the composition of a nucleotide

a five-carbon sugar attached to a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base

Which of the following describes the function of DNA

encoding genetic information