Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?
a. ribose + phosphate group + thymine
b. ribose + phosphate group + uracil
c. deoxyribose + phosphate group + uracil
d. deoxyribose + phosphate group + cytosine
d. deoxyribose + phosphate group + cytosine
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,
a. each with two new strands.
b. one with two new strands and the other with two original strands.
c. each with one new strand and one original strand.
d. each with two original strands.
c. each with one new strand and one original strand.
During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CTAGGT produces a
strand with the bases
a. TCGAAC.
b. GATCCA.
c. AGCTTG.
d. GAUCCA.
b. GATCCA.
What happens during the process of translation?
a. Messenger RNA is made from DNA.
b. The cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins.
c. Transfer RNA is made from messenger RNA.
d. Copies of DNA molecules are made.
b. The cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins.
, How many codons are needed to specify three amino acids?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. 12
a. 3
What is produced during transcription?
a. RNA molecules
b. DNA molecules
c. RNA polymerase
d. proteins
a. RNA molecules
During translation, the type of amino acid that is added to the growing
polypeptide depends on the
a. codon on the tRNA only.
b. anticodon on the mRNA only.
c. anticodon on the tRNA to which the amino acid is attached only.
d. codon on the mRNA and the anticodon on the tRNA to which the amino acid is
attached.
d. codon on the mRNA and the anticodon on the tRNA to which the amino acid is
attached.
Genes contain instructions for assembling
a. purines.
b. nucleosomes.
c. proteins.
d. pyrimidines.
c. proteins.
Which of the following are found in both DNA and RNA?
a. ribose, phosphate groups, and adenine
b. deoxyribose, phosphate groups, and guanine