Lesson 33: Genetic Code

Question 1

Central dogma - what is it, draw

Answer 1

RNA is the intermediate between DNA and proteins

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Question 2

RNA & protein synthesis - locations

Answer 2

Prokaryotes - all in cytosol

Eukaryotes - transcription & RNA processing in Nucleus, translation in cytosol

Question 3

Gene - what are they

Answer 3

DNA region responsible for making RNA

Question 4

How many nt in mRNA needed to make 1 codon

How many codons needed to make 1 amino acid

Answer 4

3 nt in mRNA = 1 codon = 1 amino acid

Question 5

mRNA - U or T

Answer 5

U

Question 6

Stop codon

Answer 6

Ter