Exam 21: Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

The nucleic acid which carries information for protein synthesis from the nucleus to the cytoplasm is _____ .

Genetically modified foods have been produced and used by people for centuries.

Which of the following comprise a nucleic acid backbone?

Write the sequence of mRNA in the 3' to 5' direction that would be synthesized from the following DNA sequence. 5' C-G-A-T-T-C 3'

Which of the following is not a code for chain termination in DNA?

While the nitrogen base uracil is only found in RNA,ribose is found in both DNA and RNA.

A circular form of DNA located in the cytoplasm of cells is called a _____ .

The genetic code is based on a total of ___ codons.

The goal of the human genome project is to identify and determine the sequence of the human genetic code which consists about 20,000 genes.

Recombinant DNA in genetic engineering is

The participation of tRNA is performed by the formation of a coordinate covalent bond between the tRNA and a specific amino acid.

What is the composition of one word in the DNA sentence that calls for a specific amino acid to assemble a protein?

In RNA,the complement to the base guanine is cystine.

Which of the following have been produced by genetic engineering?

During replication of DNA,the process occurs at several locations at the same time.

The function of the mRNA molecule is to carry information from the DNA in the nucleus of the cell to locations outside the nucleus.

An RNA chain being synthesized grows in the ____ direction.

The smallest nucleic acid is _____ .

DNA molecules are in the form of a double helix with the two strands running parallel and in the same direction.

DNA duplicates by unzipping and forming the new molecules from one end to the other.