Name: ______________________________

Date: _____________________

Notes: Transcription
What does DNA stand for?
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Nucleic acids are polymers of what monomers?
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What is found on the inside of the double helix?
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What is the primary purpose of the nitrogen bases in the DNA molecule?
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How is the information coded?
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Define gene:
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THE PROCESS

OF

TRANSCRIPTION

What is the primary purpose of the process of transcription?

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The information from DNA is copied into what similar molecule?
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What must happen to DNA before it can be copied?
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What type of molecules direct the production of RNA?
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What specific enzyme builds RNA molecules?
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Where do RNA molecules go once they are produced?
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What do messenger RNA molecules attach to?

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What do ribosomes do?
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Where does transcription occur in eukaryotes?
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What protein factory in eukaryotes is where many ribosomes are found
that make proteins?
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GENE EXPRESSION
Define gene expression:
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What does it mean that gene expression is a regulated process?
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What does it mean when a gene is being expressed?
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DNA vs. RNA

DNA and RNA are both forms of which biomolecule?
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Describe the major differences between DNA and RNA
1.
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2.
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3.
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The 4 nitrogenous bases in RNA are: A, U, G and C

Base Pairing:
T

DNA

DNA

DNA

RNA

IMPORTANT FACT: Will U and T ever appear in the same strand together?
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mRNA

Which of these represents the DNA segment from which this section of mRNA
was transcribed?
A ACTCAG

B TCUTTG

C GAAUCU

D UCCTGA

Why can you immediately cross out answer choices B and D?

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Correctly label the sequence of the nitrogen bases in the RNA
segment that is being transcribed from the DNA below.

RN
A

DN
A

enzyme