Anderson Chapter 10 (Wiley ONLY)

The anticodon of tRNA interacts with the

ATP for reaction energetics

Amino Acid

Codon on mRNA

Backbone on rRNA

List the processes that can play a role in the spread of a favorable genetic mutation from one bacterium to another

The three fundamental functions of genetic material in a cell include (select all that apply)

Storage of information needed for making all the parts of a living organism

Accurate replication of the information so that it may be passed on to the next generation

Opportunity for genetic variation to increase diversity in populations so that they will have a chance to survive environmental change

To have enzymatic activity necessary for the metabolism of the cell

The basic structure of the double DNA helix includes (select all that apply)

Two separate helices twisted together

Strands are held together by nitrogen-containing base pairs bonded together via hydrogen bonds

Complementary pairing of nitrogen-containing base pairs with adenine pairing with thymine and cytosine with guanine

Polynucleotide chains running parallel to each other

A plasmid

Is synthesized from part of the chromosome

Is a small, self-replicating rings of DNA found in some bacteria

Codes for the entire genetic makeup of an organism

Are sets of three nucleotides making up RNA

_____________ links Okazaki fragments together

DNA gyrase

DNA polymerase III

DNA polymerase I

DNA Ligase

The DNA strand that is used as pattern for mRNA using complementary base pairing

Promoter region

Terminator

Coding strand

Template strand

Which of the following matching terms is incorrect

Genome/all the genetic information in an organism

Translation/ribosomes translate the genetic code found in rRNA

Genes/units of heredity that code for production of either RNA or protein

Transcription/RNA polymerase synthesizes RNA from a DNA template

The key enzyme in the complex that directs building of mRNA transcript

RNA polymerase

DNA polymerase I

RNA primase

RNA ligase

TRNA

Is a sequence of ribonucleotides that carrues codons that are transcribed into a protein

Participates in various regulatory functions

Is structural components of ribosomes

Is involved in translation by carrying amino acids to ribosomes

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