8.3 Transcription Flashcards
1
Q
Define transcription
A
The process of copying a DNA strand into RNA
2
Q
Define central dogma
A
The process of moving from gene to protein (DNA –> RNA –> Protein)
3
Q
What RNA bases pair?
A
Adenine and Uracil
Guanine and Cytosine
4
Q
What are the 3 stages of transcription?
A
Initiation, Elongation, and Termination
5
Q
What happens during the splicing process?
A
introns are removed from the RNA strand, it makes a mature mRNA transcript, and it only happens in eukaryotes
6
Q
What RNA strand goes with this template strand:
A T G C C G T A C
A
U A C G G C A U G
