Download Review for Molecular Genetics Quest

Name: ____________________________
Period: ____
Protein Synthesis Basics Review
RNA
1. List and describe the function of the 3 types of RNA.
2. Fill in chart below.
DNA
RNA
# of Strands:
Sugar:
Nitrogen bases:
3. What are the functional differences between RNA and DNA?
Transcription
4. What is transcription?
5. Where does this happen? Make sure to label location and type of cell. There are two answers for this!!
Translation
6. What is translation?
7. Where does translation happen?
8. What is a codon?
9. On what type of RNA molecule will you find codons?
10. What does a codon do?
11. What is an anti-codon?
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Name: ____________________________
Period: ____
12. On what type of RNA molecule will you find anti-codons?
13. What type of bond forms between the amino acids?
14. What is the final product of translation?
15. Where does this occur?
Mutations
16. What is a mutation?
17. What is a point mutation?
18. What is a frame shift mutation?
19. Describe the following mutations: Substitution? Deletion? Insertion? Silent?
20. Label with either tRNA, mRNA, rRNA:
a. Carries the DNA code from nucleus to cytoplasm
b. Made by the nucleolus
c. Adds the correct amino acid to the growing protein chain
d. Combines with proteins to form ribosomes
e. Has a CODON region
f. Has an ANTICODON region
g.
h.
21. Label the parts of the following diagram.
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Name: ____________________________
Period: ____
A = __________________
B = __________________
C = __________________
D = __________________
E = __________________
F = ________________
PRACTICE:
This is one side of a DNA strand:
TAC
GCG ATA AGC ACT
What would the mRNA strand be?
What amino acids would this code for?
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