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Quiz: Transcription & Translation
By Marc Serrano
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Question 1
1.
In which part of the cell does transcription take place?
nucleus
mitochondria
ribosome
cytoplasm
Question 2
2.
Which enzyme "unzips" the DNA to use it as a template strand for mRNA?
RNA polymerase
DNA helicase
RNA helicase
DNA polymerae
Question 3
3.
Which amino acid is coded for by the "start" codon?
isoleucine
leucine
methionine
proline
Question 4
4.
Which type of molecule carries the "anticodon" during the process of creating a protein?
DNA
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
Question 5
5.
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
Question 6
6.
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
Question 7
7.
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
Question 8
8.
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