ch17

Question 1

DNA bases

Answer 1

GACT

Question 2

RNA bases

Answer 2

GACU

Question 3

suffix when naming a pyrimidine

Answer 3

-idine

Question 4

suffix when naming a purine

Answer 4

-osine

Question 5

nucleotides

Answer 5

phosphate added to 5’

Question 6

nucleoside

Answer 6

nitrogen atom of the base + carbon of monosaccharide

Question 7

type of bonding in the double helix

Answer 7

hydrogen bonding between the bases of the two strands

Question 8

ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

Answer 8

site where polypeptides are assembled during synthesis

Question 9

messenger RNA (mRNA)

Answer 9

carries information from the DNA to the ribosomes, determines the amino acid sequence of a particular protein

Question 10

Transfer RNA (tRNA)

Answer 10

brings specific amino acids to the ribosomes for protein synthesis and interprets the genetic information in mRNA.

Question 11

transcription

Answer 11

DNA to mRNA

Question 12

translation

Answer 12

RNA to protein, protein synthesis

Question 13

replication

Answer 13

parent DNA to daughter DNA

Question 14

point mutation

Answer 14

substitution of one nucleotide for another

Question 15

deletion mutation

Answer 15

one or more nucleotides are lost from an original DNA molecule

Question 16

insertion mutation

Answer 16

when one or more nucleotides are added to the original DNA molecule