Day 9 SURVIVOR Warm Up

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5 questions
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1
Transcribe the following segment of DNA. 3’ T A C C C C G A T A T C 5’

5'_______ 3'
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1
Translate the following segment of mRNA. 5’ A U G C C C C G A U A G 3’

_______________ ____________ _____________ _________
Other Answer Choices:
proline
tryptophan
histidine
asparagine
arginine
glycine
methionine
STOP
cysteine
leucine
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1

A certain mutation in the gene for hemoglobin results in the red blood cells becoming sticky, rigid, and irregularly shaped. These irregularly shaped red blood cells block the flow of blood throughout the body. A single base mutation is responsible for these irregularly shaped blood cells. Which of these mutations most likely results in the mutated hemoglobin gene?

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4
Cell __________ is how generic embryonic cells become specialized cells and perform __________functions. Genes are also turned “on” (or __________) and turned “off” (or __________) to control which proteins a cell needs to produce at a certain time.
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3

Identify each of the listed parts as a part of transcription or translation

  • tRNA brings amino acids to ribosome
  • DNA --> RNA
  • Cytoplasm (ribosome)
  • Nucleus
  • RNA --> protein
  • gene is copied onto a portable nucleic acid
  • Transcription
  • Translation