DNA Study Guide

35 multiple choice 1 DNA problem (replication, transcription, & translation)

Experiments leading to the structure of DNA…a) What happened when Griffith mixed heat-

killed, disease causing bacteria with live harmless bacteria?

The mice died

b) What did Avery’s experiments prove about the transformation factor?

It was DNA

Experiments leading to the structure of DNA…

c) State Chargaff’s Rule

A pairs with TC pairs with G

d) What did Wilkins and Franklin learn with their x-ray diffraction photographs?

DNA molecule is arranged as a tightly coiled double helix

Experiments leading to the structure of DNA…

e) Which scientist (s) are given credit for determining the structure of DNA?

- Francis Crick and James Watson

e) What is so important about DNA? It stores and transmits our

genetic information!

Nucleotide unique to DNAThymine!! Bases in DNA:

A (adenine)T (thymine)C (cytosine)G (guanine)

DEOXYRIBOSE

THYMINE

Nucleotide unique to RNA Uracil!!

Bases in RNA: A (adenine) U (uracil) C (cytosine) G (guanine)

RIBOSEURACIL

Nucleotides – building blocks of DNA & RNA1. What is different about

these nucleotides?

The nitrogen base DNA – thymine RNA - uracil

Sugar DNA – deoxyribose RNA - ribose

2. What is the same about them?

Both have a phosphate group

Both have the bases A, C, G

3. What instructions do your genes carry? Instructions for making a protein

4. What are purines and pyrimidines? Nitrogen bases found in DNA & RNA

nucleotides

5. What is true about the percentage of purines and pyrimidines in a DNA molecule?

They are equal

6. In RNA, what base does adenine pair with? URACIL

DNA Replication7. What is the purpose of DNA replication?

Copy DNA (for cell division later)8. What is the complementary DNA strand?

A T T C G C A T G GT A A G C G T A C C

9. Describe the strands of the new DNA molecule.

Each with 1 new strand that is complementary to the original strand.

DNA Replication

10. Name the enzyme responsible for adding nucleotides to the growing DNA chain.

DNA Polymerase

Name that Process…

11. Process that makes RNA molecules:

Transcription

12. Cell uses information from mRNA to produce proteins:

Translation

Protein Synthesis

13. Types of RNA needed for protein synthesis…

mRNA

tRNA

rRNA

Protein Synthesis15. Which type of RNA forms ribosomes?

rRNA16. Where does mRNA go once it is made? (hint:

organelle responsible for making proteins)

ribosome17. During translation, how does your body determine

the type of amino acid to add to the polypeptide chain?

Codon on the mRNA & the complementary anticodon on the tRNA where the amino acid is attached

Protein Synthesis18. How does tRNA act as an “interpreter” during

protein synthesis? It brings an amino acid to its

correct codon19. What is the name for a nucleotide triplet in

mRNA, which identifies a specific amino acid? CODON

20. How many codons are needed to specify 3 amino acids?

THREE

Protein Synthesis21. Why is it possible for an amino acid to be

specified by more than one kind of codon? There are 64 codons that code for

amino acids and only 20 amino acids22. During translation, what happens when a

tRNA anticodon binds to a mRNA codon? The amino acid detaches from the

tRNA and attaches to the end of a growing protein chain

Mutation open-ended:

What’s a mutation – What are the 3 types –Which type is the most disastrous?Can mutations be passed on?Identify a common mutagen.

DNA: CCATTGAGATCAATTGCGGTAT

DNA:

DNA:TACAGATTCCAAGGGCTCTCTGATT

mRNA:

tRNA:

AA: