Transcription and Translation

What is produced at the end of translation?

Protein

What happens during translation?

Proteins are made from mRNA strand

Where does transcription occur?

Nucleus

What happens during transcription?

DNA is copied into a complementary strand of mRNA

How many nucleotides are in a codon?

3

What are the 2 steps of Protein Synthesis?

Transcription and Translation

How many copies of DNA are there at the end of DNA replication?

2

What enzyme glues the nucleotides together to form the DNA chain?

DNA Ligase

Which enzyme proofreads the bases to make sure they are paired correctly?

DNA Polymerase

Which enzyme inserts the appropriate bases on both strands of DNA?

DNA Polymerase

Which enzyme "unzips" the two strands of DNA?

DNA Helicase

What does antiparallel mean?

The direction of nucleotides is opposite on the two strands

What does semi-conservative mean?

DNA consists of 1 old and 1 new strand

What is the process of copying DNA called?

DNA Replication

Why is DNA a unique molecule?

It is the only one that can copy itself