WGU Biochem C785: Unit 4 DNA and
RNA Already Passed
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) ✔✔An organisms genetic material found in the nucleus of a cell
Double stranded helical nucleic acid molecule consisting of nucleotide monomers with
deoxyribose sugar and nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, T) capable of replicating
Which nucleotides/bases are used in DNA? ✔✔A - Adenine
C - Cystine
G - Guanine
T - Thymine
RNA (ribonucleic acid) ✔✔A nucleic acid consisting of nucleotide monomers with a ribose sugar
and nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, U)
Usually single stranded
Functions in protein synthesis, gene regulation, and as the genome of some viruses
Central Dogma ✔✔DNA -> RNA -> Protein
DNA -> Transcription ->mRNA -> Translation -> Protein
,The process by which the instructions in DNA are converted into a functional product
The flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA protein
Which nucleotides/bases are used in RNA? ✔✔A - Adenine
C - Cystine
G - Guanine
U - Uracil
Which nucleotides/bases pair together to form DNA? ✔✔A - T
C-G
Which nucleotides/bases pair together to form RNA? ✔✔A - U
C-G
Genes ✔✔A segment of a DNA molecule that information or directions on how to build a protein
Gene Expression ✔✔When a gene in DNA is "turned on" or used to make the protein is specifies
Includes 2 Stages: Transcription and Translation
, Nucleotides ✔✔Basic units of DNA molecule, composed of a sugar, a phosphate, and one of 4
DNA bases
Antiparallel ✔✔The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double
helix (5'-3', 3'-5')
Complementary (coding) Strand ✔✔A strand of DNA or RNA that has complementary bases to
the template strand, another strand of DNA or RNA
Ex/ During DNA replication, the new strand that is formed is a complementary strand
Complementary Bases: A-U, C-G
Runs in 5' to 3' direction
Template DNA ✔✔The piece of DNA that the RNA polymerase enzyme assembles the messenger
(mRNA) along.
Called a template because it fits the formal definition fo a template
Coding DNA ✔✔The opposite strand of DNA in the double helix
The complementary, antiparallel partner DNA strand
RNA Already Passed
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) ✔✔An organisms genetic material found in the nucleus of a cell
Double stranded helical nucleic acid molecule consisting of nucleotide monomers with
deoxyribose sugar and nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, T) capable of replicating
Which nucleotides/bases are used in DNA? ✔✔A - Adenine
C - Cystine
G - Guanine
T - Thymine
RNA (ribonucleic acid) ✔✔A nucleic acid consisting of nucleotide monomers with a ribose sugar
and nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, U)
Usually single stranded
Functions in protein synthesis, gene regulation, and as the genome of some viruses
Central Dogma ✔✔DNA -> RNA -> Protein
DNA -> Transcription ->mRNA -> Translation -> Protein
,The process by which the instructions in DNA are converted into a functional product
The flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA protein
Which nucleotides/bases are used in RNA? ✔✔A - Adenine
C - Cystine
G - Guanine
U - Uracil
Which nucleotides/bases pair together to form DNA? ✔✔A - T
C-G
Which nucleotides/bases pair together to form RNA? ✔✔A - U
C-G
Genes ✔✔A segment of a DNA molecule that information or directions on how to build a protein
Gene Expression ✔✔When a gene in DNA is "turned on" or used to make the protein is specifies
Includes 2 Stages: Transcription and Translation
, Nucleotides ✔✔Basic units of DNA molecule, composed of a sugar, a phosphate, and one of 4
DNA bases
Antiparallel ✔✔The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double
helix (5'-3', 3'-5')
Complementary (coding) Strand ✔✔A strand of DNA or RNA that has complementary bases to
the template strand, another strand of DNA or RNA
Ex/ During DNA replication, the new strand that is formed is a complementary strand
Complementary Bases: A-U, C-G
Runs in 5' to 3' direction
Template DNA ✔✔The piece of DNA that the RNA polymerase enzyme assembles the messenger
(mRNA) along.
Called a template because it fits the formal definition fo a template
Coding DNA ✔✔The opposite strand of DNA in the double helix
The complementary, antiparallel partner DNA strand
