Quiz: Transcription & Translation

1

In which part of the cell does transcription take place?

nucleus

mitochondria

ribosome

cytoplasm

1

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

RNA polymerase

DNA helicase

RNA helicase

DNA polymerae

1

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

isoleucine

leucine

methionine

proline

1

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

DNA

mRNA

tRNA

rRNA

1

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

1

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

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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

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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

Quiz: Transcription & Translation

In which part of the cell does transcription take place?

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

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

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

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

Use the mRNA strand below to determine the code for the DNA template strand: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

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

In which part of the cell does transcription take place?

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

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

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

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

Use the mRNA strand below to determine the code for the DNA template strand: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

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

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

Use the mRNA strand below to determine the code for the DNA template strand:
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

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

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

Use the mRNA strand below to determine the code for the DNA template strand:
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

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