- The phage DNA is referred to as a ______.
Prophage
- Most phages enter a reproductive cycle called the ______
Lytic Cycle
- Some viruses can reproduce by an alternative route via the ______
Lysogenic cycle
- Prophage is referred to as
DNA
5-9A molecule of DNA contains two polymer strands called ___(5)_____, made by bonding together many monomers called ____(6)_____. Each monomer contains three parts: a _____(7)___, a ____(8)____, and a ____(9)___.
- B Polynucleotides
- C Nucleotides
- B Sugar
- C Phosphate
- C Nitrogenous Base
10) Which of the following correctly ranks nucleic acid structures in order of size from largest to smallest?
B) Chromosome, Gene, Codon, Nucleotide
11) Ribosomes, tRNA, and mRNA, are primarily involved in which of the following processes?
Translation
12) RNA polymerase and mRNA are primarily involved in which of the following processes?
Transcription
13) DNA Polymerase is primarily involved in which of the following processes?
DNA replication
14) HIV requires an enzyme called ________ ______ to convert its RNA genome to a DNA version.
B) Reverse Transcriptase
15) What is the genetic makeup of an organism
Genotype
16) What is the expressed traits of an organism?
Phenotype
17) What is the transfer of genetic information from DNA into a RNA molecule?
Transcription
18) What is the transfer of the information from RNA into a protein?
Translation
19) Who studied the strains of the mold that were unable to grow on the usual growth medium?
Beadle and Tatum
20) What is the term for the genetic instructions for the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide chain are written in DNA and RNA as a series of three base words?
Genetic blueprints
- What’s the set of rules that convert a nucleotide sequence in RNA to an amino acid sequence?
Genetic Code
