EXAM REVIEWER
These are the additions to the pre-mRNA
General Instructions: Try answering this practice
test in preparation for your Long Quiz 1. NO
CHEATING. Do not look in your lecture notes unless
your finished answering all the questions. Always
check the spelling of your answers.
Part I. Identification / Enumeration
1. DNA is a polymer composed of monomers
called _______________.
2. What are the parts of a nucleotide in DNA?
3. This is a process involved in the central
dogma in which a messenger RNA is made
from a DNA template.
4. This is the enzyme involved in DNA
replication responsible for creating a primer
composed of RNA nucleotides.
5. An enzyme used in transcription responsible
for unwinding the DNA strand and adding
new nucleotides
6. This is the only DNA strand used for creating
the mRNA transcript
7. An enzyme involved in DNA replication
responsible for removing primers
8. This is the DNA strand replicated
discontinuously by the addition of Okazagi
Fragments
9. The enzyme involved in DNA replication
responsible for breaking the hydrogen bonds
present between complementary base pairs
10. The type of bond present between two amino
acids in a polypeptide chain
11. This a type of point mutation in which a
change in a single nucleotide results to a
shortened polypeptide chain (protein) due to
the immediate formation of a stop codon
12. This term refers to the process of combining
DNA fragments coming from two different
individuals or organisms, which is then
inserted and replication in a host cell.
13. In which process in central dogma will a
codon be formed?
14 – 16. Parts of a Translation Initiation Complex
17. A sequence of nucleotides found in the
transfer RNA complementary to the codon in an
mRNA transcript
18 – 19.
formed during transcription in eukaryotes
20. Start Codon
21 – 23. Stop Codons
24. Site of Transcription in Eukaryotes
25. Site of Translation in Eukaryotes
26. Site of Transcription in Prokaryotes
27. Site of Translation in Prokaroytes
28. A law of inheritance established by Gregor
Mendel stating that the presence of a dominant
allele in a genotype will result to an offspring
having the phenotype of the dominant allele
29. A non-Mendelian hereditary pattern which
indicates that the offspring of two homozygous
parents will have a phenotype that is a blend of
the traits of the parents
30. Coding regions in an mRNA transcript
31. Non-coding regions in an mRNA transcript
32. These are proteins responsible for removing
the non-coding regions in an mRNA transcript
33. This a specific sequence of nucleotides in the
promoter region of a gene in eukaryotes
recognized by the transcription factors before the
RNA polymerase binds to the DNA
34. This is a specific sequence of nucleotides in
the promoter region of a gene in prokaryotes
recognized by the RNA polymerase
35 – 36. The scientists who performed
radioactivity experiments on bacteriophage in
which they labelled DNA with phosphorous and
proteins with sulfur.
37. A process in the central dogma which
translated codons into amino acids to form a
polypeptide chain
38. A part of the translation initiation complex
having an E site, P site, and A site
39. This is the type of bond present between
complementary base pairs
 40. The leading strand is the DNA strand running
from a __ to __ direction.

Part II. Problem Solving

For numbers 41 and 42, refer to the given DNA strands.

Leading Strand: TAC AAA CCA AAG GAT ATC

Lagging Strand: ATG TTT GGT TTC CTA TAG

41. What is the mRNA transcript?

42. What is the sequence of amino acids based from the sequence of nucleotides in the mRNA transcript?

For numbers 43 and 44, refer to the given DNA strands.

5’ ATG CTG GCA TAG CCG 3’

3’ TAC GAC CGT ATC GGC 5’

43. What is the mRNA transcript?

44. What is the sequence of amino acids based from the sequence of nucleotides in the mRNA transcript?

45. Dog A and Dog B were mated. Both of them have the GgHh genotype. Suppose that G (G – white, g – brown)
is the gene for their fur color whose expression will be based on the expression of gene H. Hence, the hereditary
pattern will be based on epistasis. If the resulting genotype of gene H is either homozygous dominant or
heterozygous, the expression of the white or brown fur color will proceed in the offspring. Otherwise, the offspring
will have a yellow fur color. Determine the genotypes, phenotypes, genotypic ratio, and phenotypic ratio.

46. A color-blind male is married to a female carrier of the trait. They have 2 daughters and 2 sons. Determine the
genotypes and phenotypes, genotypic ratio, and phenotypic ratio of their children. The unaffected son is married
to a color-blind female. Determine the genotypes and phenotypes of their 2 sons.

47. Draw a representative pedigree of the family in number 47.