DNA, RNA, & Protein Synthesis Test B

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Crick and Watson determined that DNA molecules have the shape of a double_____. (Please enter answer in lower case.)

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Welcome to the 21st Century electronic biology classroom. Using flashcards "DNA, RNA, & protein synthesis" found on Mitchell's Cosmic Adventure science web site. You will need to interpret important research leading to the current knowledge of molecular genetics. Analyze the process of DNA replication, transcription, and translation.
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DNA, RNA, & Protein Synthesis Test B

Crick and Watson determined that DNA molecules have the shape of a double_____. (Please enter answer in lower case.)

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Griffith discovered that a harmless strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae could be made virulent after being exposed to heat-killed virulent strains. What is the process known as______? (Please enter your enter answer in lower case.)

Any organism that is capable of causing disease or a toxic response in another organism is a(n)_____. (Please enter your answer in all lower case.)

_ _ is the process by which DNA is copied in a cell before mitosis, meiosis, or binary fission. (Please make reference to the flashcards for this topic.)

According to base-pairing for DNA, adenine pairs with __ and guanine pairs with _.

___ - _ ___ in DNA, cytosine on one strand pairs with guanine on the opposite strand, and adenine pairs with thymine.

_____ is a gram negative, rod-shaped bacterium present in the intestinal tract of animals, soil and water. It was the first organism used for cloning and propagating genes of other species.

_ _ is a specific type of enzyme, that facilitates the joining of DNA strands together by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester bond. (Please observe your answers as indicated on your flashcards.)

_____ is a large family of RNA molecules that convey genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

A virus that infects bacteria; viral genome is injected into a bacterium and controls the metabolism of the host is called a(n)_____.

The areas where DNA separates during replication are called a(n)_____.

Which of the following is the series of amino acids encoded by the piece of mRNA shown below? CUC-AAG-UGC-UUC

_____ was a British bacteriologists whose focus was the epidemiology and pathology of bacterial pneumonia.

Due to the strict pairing of nitrogenous bases in DNA molecules, the two strand are said to be _____ to each other. (Please enter answer in all lower case.)

_____ is also known as 5-methyluracil, a pyrimidine nucleobase.

Transcription Step 7: Hydrogen bonds of the untwisted RNA + DNA helix break, freeing the newly synthesized RNA strand.

The transfer of genetic material from one cell to another, which Frederick Griffith studied, is called_____.

DNA is replicated before_____.

Which of the following would represent the strand of DNA from which the mRNA strand was made? CUC AAG UGC UUC

Replication forks tend to. . . .

Initiate transcription of a gene by enabling binding of RNA polymerase to promoter DNA. Please select the correct step from the list below.

Which research team used a protease enzyme to destroy proteins, RNase to destroy RNA and DNase to destroy DNA.

At the end of replication, each new DNA molecule is composed of. . .

Which of the following proofreads the new DNA molecule during replication?

Which of the following happens last in replication?

The human genome contains 23 chromosomes, 3.2 billion base pairs, and 200,000 genes.

Helicase enzymes move a transcription bubble, like the slider of a zipper, which splits the double DNA molecule. Please select the correct step from the list below.

RNA polymerase adds matching RNA nucleotides that are paired with complementary DNA nucleotides of one DNA strand. Please select the correct step from the list below.

RNA sugar-phosphate backbone forms with assistance from RNA polymerase to form an RNA strand. Please select the correct step from the list below.

Translation is the process through which various types of RNA molecules are at work. Please place a check-mark in the box for the molecules used during translation.

DNA, RNA, & Protein Synthesis Test B

Crick and Watson determined that DNA molecules have the shape of a double_____. (Please enter answer in lower case.)

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Griffith discovered that a harmless strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae could be made virulent after being exposed to heat-killed virulent strains. What is the process known as______? (Please enter your enter answer in lower case.)

Any organism that is capable of causing disease or a toxic response in another organism is a(n)_____. (Please enter your answer in all lower case.)

_____ _____ is the process by which DNA is copied in a cell before mitosis, meiosis, or binary fission. (Please make reference to the flashcards for this topic.)

According to base-pairing for DNA, adenine pairs with ______ and guanine pairs with _____.

_____ - _____ _____ in DNA, cytosine on one strand pairs with guanine on the opposite strand, and adenine pairs with thymine.

_____ is a gram negative, rod-shaped bacterium present in the intestinal tract of animals, soil and water. It was the first organism used for cloning and propagating genes of other species.

_____ _____ is a specific type of enzyme, that facilitates the joining of DNA strands together by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester bond. (Please observe your answers as indicated on your flashcards.)

_____ is a large family of RNA molecules that convey genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

A virus that infects bacteria; viral genome is injected into a bacterium and controls the metabolism of the host is called a(n)_____.

The areas where DNA separates during replication are called a(n)_____.

Which of the following is the series of amino acids encoded by the piece of mRNA shown below? CUC-AAG-UGC-UUC

_____ was a British bacteriologists whose focus was the epidemiology and pathology of bacterial pneumonia.

Due to the strict pairing of nitrogenous bases in DNA molecules, the two strand are said to be _____ to each other. (Please enter answer in all lower case.)

_____ is also known as 5-methyluracil, a pyrimidine nucleobase.

Transcription Step 7: Hydrogen bonds of the untwisted RNA + DNA helix break, freeing the newly synthesized RNA strand.

The transfer of genetic material from one cell to another, which Frederick Griffith studied, is called_____.

DNA is replicated before_____.

Which of the following would represent the strand of DNA from which the mRNA strand was made? CUC AAG UGC UUC

Replication forks tend to. . . .

Initiate transcription of a gene by enabling binding of RNA polymerase to promoter DNA. Please select the correct step from the list below.

Which research team used a protease enzyme to destroy proteins, RNase to destroy RNA and DNase to destroy DNA.

At the end of replication, each new DNA molecule is composed of. . .

Which of the following proofreads the new DNA molecule during replication?

Which of the following happens last in replication?

The human genome contains 23 chromosomes, 3.2 billion base pairs, and 200,000 genes.

Helicase enzymes move a transcription bubble, like the slider of a zipper, which splits the double DNA molecule. Please select the correct step from the list below.

RNA polymerase adds matching RNA nucleotides that are paired with complementary DNA nucleotides of one DNA strand. Please select the correct step from the list below.

RNA sugar-phosphate backbone forms with assistance from RNA polymerase to form an RNA strand. Please select the correct step from the list below.

Translation is the process through which various types of RNA molecules are at work. Please place a check-mark in the box for the molecules used during translation.

_ _ is the process by which DNA is copied in a cell before mitosis, meiosis, or binary fission. (Please make reference to the flashcards for this topic.)

According to base-pairing for DNA, adenine pairs with __ and guanine pairs with _.

___ - _ ___ in DNA, cytosine on one strand pairs with guanine on the opposite strand, and adenine pairs with thymine.

_ _ is a specific type of enzyme, that facilitates the joining of DNA strands together by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester bond. (Please observe your answers as indicated on your flashcards.)