Download DNA/RNA Worksheet TACGGCACCGTTAGGATT

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DNA/RNA Worksheet
Please answer the following questions in the space provided.
1.
What sugar is present in DNA? _____________________________________________________
2.
What sugar is present in RNA? _____________________________________________________
3.
Is thymine present in DNA or RNA? _________________________________________________
4.
Is uracil present in DNA or RNA? __________________________________________________
5.
Is DNA double-stranded or single-stranded? ________________________________________
6.
Is RNA double-stranded or single-stranded? ________________________________________
7.
What is the process in which DNA makes a copy of itself called? __________________
8.
What is the process in which one RNA strand is made from a DNA strand? ____________
9.
During replication, what would be the complementary bases to the following
nucleotide sequence: A-A-G-G-T-C-T-C-A-C __________________________________
10.
During replication, what would be the complementary bases to the following
nucleotide sequence: A-A-G-G-T-C-T-C-A-C __________________________________
11.
Where in the cell does replication & transcription take place? ___________________
12.
What is translation? _____________________________________________________________
13.
Where in the cell does translation take place? ___________________________________
14.
What is the end product of transcription? ________________________________________
15.
What is the end product of translation? __________________________________________
16.
If you are given the following codon, what would the anticodon be?
Codon: AUC
Anticodon: _________________
17.
Which type of RNA has an amino acid attached at one end and the anticodon at the
other end? ________________________
18.
Using the genetic code, please translate the following DNA sequence:
T-A-C-G-G-C-A-C-C-G-T-T-A-G-G-A-T-T
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19. Using the genetic code, please indicate whether the following DNA base pair
substitutions would lead to a change in the amino acid sequence by writing YES or NO.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
20.
AAA
AAA
TGT
TGT
ATC
to
to
to
to
to
AAG
AAC
TGC
GGT
GCT
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What enzyme matches RNA nucleotides to complementary DNA nucleotides?
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