DNA STRUCTURE & REPLICATION

RNA

In our central dogma DNA gets changed to RNA DNA is in the nucleus and can not leave the nucleus

Once a cell is ready to make

A
proteins, it will need to produce___
Strand of RNA
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first.

Types of RNA

Messenger RNA (mRNA) _______

Carry the code from DNA
______________________________
To produce a protein
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) _______

Works with ribosomes to make
______________________________
proteins
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____________

Transfer RNA (tRNA) Transport

__________
amino acids to ribosomes
______________________________
______________________________
_______

Even though, both RNA and DNA

are nucleic acids; there are several
differences:

One nucleotide
RNA consists of____________
Chain
_________________(DNA
has 2)

The nitrogen base

RNA contains____________
Uracil
_____________
(DNA has thymine)

Sugar ribose
RNA contains _______________
(DNA has deoxyribose)

Along with these differences, RNA

has several forms

TRANSCRIPTION OF DNA

RNA

There are 2 processes involved in protein production

1st process _________________ ______ to _________

2nd process ________________ ________ to _________

Transcription will place in the nucleus and will be ___

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__________________________

Translation occurs once _______ reaches

_______________, and then this mRNA will be
read,_________________
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In terms of_____________, it will occur in ___ steps

1st ___________________
2nd ___________________
3rd ___________________

CHAPTER 9.1 REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) State the central dogma of molecular biology.
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2) What are transcription and translation?

Transcription - ______________________________________________________________________
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Translation - __________________________________________________________________
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3) Explain the central dogma of molecular biology.

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