A. Amino acids
A. Making a copy
Q. The bases in DNA form a triplet
code. What is meant by a triplet
code?
Q. In DNA profiling, what are used
to cut DNA strands into fragments?
A. A sequence of three bases that
code for one amino acid
Q. To which structures in the cell
does mRNA carry the code?
A. Enzymes
Q. The triplet code is transcribed
into mRNA. What does this
statement mean?
A. Information (code) is copied to
RNA molecule
A. Ribosome
Q. Give the role of the enzyme RNA
polymerase.
Q. In which structures in the cell
does translation occur?
A. Joins nucleotides together to
make mRNA
Q. Where in the cell would you
expect to find most DNA?
A. Ribosomes
Q. What does the letter ‘t’ stand for
in tRNA?
A. Nucleus; Chromosome; Gene
Q. DNA contains the instructions
needed to make protein. These
instructions are called the … code.
A. Transfer
Q. Where in a cell are enzymes
produced?
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A. Gene; Genetic
A. Ribosomes
Q. During translation one end of a
tRNA molecule attaches to an
Q. Explain the term Transcription in
mRNA codon. What is attached to
relation to DNA.
the other end of the tRNA molecule?
A. Complimentary RNA production
A. An amino acid
Q. What is meant by non-coding
DNA?
Q. What must happen to the newly
formed protein before it can begin
to work?
A. Does not code for a protein or
for RNA
A. It must fold into its functional
shape
Q. Give one structural difference
between DNA and RNA.
Q. Give two applications (uses) of
DNA profiling.
A. DNA contains thymine; RNA
A. Crime (forensic); Medicine;
contains uracil
Paternity; Archaeology; Evolution
Q. In DNA profiling DNA strands are
cut into fragments. On what basis
Q. What is meant by genetic
are these fragments then
screening?
separated?
A. Size; Use of gel electrophoresis
Q. True or False. The base Uracil is
found in DNA.
A. Checking for the presence of a
specific gene
Q. True or False. DNA is a double
helical shape.
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A. FALSE
A. TRUE
Q. Each mRNA codon specifies one
of three possible outcomes during Q. Where in a cell does transcription
protein synthesis. Name these three
occur?
possible outcomes.
A. Start; Adding an amino acid;
Stop
Q. Explain the term Replication in
relation to DNA.
A. Nucleus
Q. Name the small biomolecules
that are joined together to make a
protein.
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2.5.4 DNA Structure, Replication &
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