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Unit 10 Review – Central DOGMA
Name:
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1. What does DNA stand for?
2. What is DNA’s primary function?
3. What is the primary element found in the bases?
4. What are the repeating subunits called that make up DNA?
5. Name the 3 parts of a DNA nucleotide.
6. Sketch and label a DNA nucleotide.
7. Name the 4 nitrogen bases on DNA.
8. What makes up the sides of a DNA molecule?
9. What makes up the "steps" of a DNA molecule?
10. How did Rosalind Franklin contribute to determining the structure of DNA?
11. What type of bonds holds the DNA bases together? Are they strong or weak bonds?
12. What makes up the "backbone" of the DNA molecule?
13. On DNA, a ____________________ base will always pair with a __________________ base.
14. Name the complementary base pairs on DNA.
15. Why is DNA considered semi-conservative?
16. Define DNA replication.
17. What is the first step that must occur in DNA replication?
18. What acts as the template in DNA replication?
19. If the sequence of nucleotides on the original DNA strand was A – G – G – C – T – A, what would be the
nucleotide sequence on the complementary strand of DNA?
20. When replication is complete, how do the 2 new DNA molecules compare to each other & the original DNA
molecule?
21. Is DNA replicated (copied) before or after cell division?
22. What is a mutation?
23. What sugar is found on DNA?
24. Which DNA bases are purines?
25. Which enzyme proofreads the DNA before it rewinds back together?
26. How are genes and your DNA related?
27. Which enzyme is responsible for matching the DNA nucleotides?
28. How many rings in their structure do pyrimidines have?
Purines?
29. A deoxyribose bonds with a ____________ on the outside of the molecule and a ______________ on the inside.
30. RNA stands for……
31. mRNA is produced by the process of __________________
32. What type of RNA contains the anticodons?
33. Where is the tRNA located in the cell?
34. How many codons can be formed?
35. What is the start codon?
36. What is translation?
37. What codons have no anticodon match?
38. Where in the cell does transcription take place?
39. Where in the cell does translation take place?
40. What type of bonds connect the amino acids?
41. What amino acid is made first in translation?
42. What are two conditions in which transcription stops?
43. A long chain of bonded amino acids forms a ______________.
44. What is the purpose of tRNA in translation?
45. Where is mRNA stored in the cell after transcription?
46. If a DNA strand contains the code AATACGGAAGGCTATC What will be the RNA code made from the
strand?
47. What amino acid sequence is made from the sequence AUGAAUCCGAUU?
48. Be able to label a …
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DNA molecule
Transcription diagram
Translation diagram
** Also … be able to read multiple forms of a codon chart – square quadrant and circle form!!**
** Look over mutations – both in Unit 9 and Unit 10 **