Quiz: Transcription & Translation

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Transcription & Translation

In which part of the cell does transcription take place?

nucleus

mitochondria

ribosome

cytoplasm

RNA polymerase

DNA helicase

RNA helicase

DNA polymerae

isoleucine

leucine

methionine

proline

DNA

mRNA

tRNA

rRNA

GAT AAA GTT GCG AGC CGC ATC GTA

CTA TTT CAA CGC TCG GCG TAG CAT

GAU AAA GUU GCG AGC CGC AUC GUA

GAU AAA GUU GCG AGC CGC AUG GUA

CTA TTT CAA CGC TCG GCG TAG CAT

CTA TTT CAA GCC TCG GCG TAG GAT

GAT AAA GTT GCG AGC CGC ATC GTA

GAU AAA GUU GCG AGC CGC AUC GUA

Met – Leu – Arg – Arg – Ala – Leu – Lys

Ile – Lys – Arg – Ala – Arg – Phe - Ala - Val

Ile – Lys – Val – Ala – Thr – Arg – His – Val

Met – Lys – Val – Ala – Thr – Arg – Ile - Val

Leu - Arg - Ile - Gly - Ala - Phe - Ser

Met - Ile - Arg - Gly - Ala - Phe - Ser

Leu - Arg - Ile - Gly - Ala - Phe 

Met - Arg - Ile - Gly - Ala - Phe 

In which part of the cell does transcription take place?

nucleus

mitochondria

ribosome

cytoplasm

Which enzyme "unzips" the DNA to use it as a template strand for mRNA?

RNA polymerase

DNA helicase

RNA helicase

DNA polymerae

Which amino acid is coded for by the "start" codon?

isoleucine

leucine

methionine

proline

Which type of molecule carries the "anticodon" during the process of creating a protein?

DNA

mRNA

tRNA

rRNA

Transcribe the following strand of DNA into mRNA:
CTA TTT CAA CGC TCG GCG TAG CAT

GAT AAA GTT GCG AGC CGC ATC GTA

CTA TTT CAA CGC TCG GCG TAG CAT

GAU AAA GUU GCG AGC CGC AUC GUA

GAU AAA GUU GCG AGC CGC AUG GUA

Use the mRNA strand below to determine the code for the DNA template strand:
GAU AAA GUU GCG AGC CGC AUC GUA

CTA TTT CAA CGC TCG GCG TAG CAT

CTA TTT CAA GCC TCG GCG TAG GAT

GAT AAA GTT GCG AGC CGC ATC GTA

GAU AAA GUU GCG AGC CGC AUC GUA

For the following DNA template strand, what is the amino acid chain that should be produced?
TAC TTT CAA CGC TCG GCG TAG CAT

Met – Leu – Arg – Arg – Ala – Leu – Lys

Ile – Lys – Arg – Ala – Arg – Phe - Ala - Val

Ile – Lys – Val – Ala – Thr – Arg – His – Val

Met – Lys – Val – Ala – Thr – Arg – Ile - Val

Based on the tRNA sequence below, what will be the resulting amino acid sequence?
UAC UCU UAU CCC CGC AAA ACU

Leu - Arg - Ile - Gly - Ala - Phe - Ser

Met - Ile - Arg - Gly - Ala - Phe - Ser

Leu - Arg - Ile - Gly - Ala - Phe 

Met - Arg - Ile - Gly - Ala - Phe 