Molecular Genetics

Question 1

Parental strands of DNA separate, serve as templates, and produce DNA molecules that have 1 strand of parental DNA and 1 new DNA strand

Answer 1

semiconservative replication

Question 2

catalyzes the addition of appropriate nucleotides to the new DNA strand

Answer 2

DNA polymerase

Question 3

Contains sugar ribose

Answer 3

RNA

Question 4

Long strands of RNA nucleotides that are formed complementary DNA

Answer 4

messenger RNA

Question 5

Type of RNA hat associates with proteins

Answer 5

ribosomal RNA

Question 6

RNA that transports amino acids

Answer 6

transfer RNA

Question 7

Regulates RNA synthesis

Answer 7

RNA polymerase

Question 8

central dogma

Answer 8

transcription

Question 9

when DNA is intervened in sequences

Answer 9

introns

Question 10

coding that remains after introns

Answer 10

exons

Question 11

the based code in DNA and RNA

Answer 11

codon

Question 12

process in which DNA code is read

Answer 12

translation

Question 13

ability of organism to control transcribed in responses to something

Answer 13

gene regulation

Question 14

section of DNA that contains section of protein

Answer 14

operon

Question 15

a permanent change to a cells DNA

Answer 15

mutation

Question 16

substance that causes mutations

Answer 16

mutagen