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RNA, Transcription, and Translation Review Questions
1. What does RNA stand for?
2. What is the role of RNA?
3. What is RNA made of?
4. What are the 4 nitrogen bases found in RNA? How do they pair up?
5. How are RNA and DNA different? (3 ways)
6. What is transcription?
7. Where does transcription happen?
8. Describe the process of transcription. (Steps and product)
9. Complete the table below:
Type of RNA
Function
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
10. List the similarities and differences between replication and transcription.
11. What is translation?
12. Where does translation happen?
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13. What is a protein?
14. What is an amino acid? What are amino acids made of? How many amino acids exist?
15. What bond holds amino acids together to form a protein?
16. What happens to a protein if the arrangement of amino acids is changed?
17. What is a codon? What is an anticodon?
18. Name the one start codon. Name the three stop codons. (Give their codes.)
19. Describe the process of translation. (Steps and product.)
20. Use the genetic code to determine which amino acid is encoded by the following codons:
a. UUU
b. AUG
c. GCA
d. AGC
e. UGA