Use Chapter 12.3 (page 336) your book to answer the questions and define the following terms:
1. What is the “Central Dogma” of Biology?
2. Describe the important features of RNA.
3. Fill in the chart on the three types of RNA.
Name
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
Function
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4. Through TRANSCRIPTION, the DNA code is transferred to _________________.
a. Where in the cell does this process take place?
5. Illustrate the process of transcription in the box below (Figure 12.13). Be sure to label the enzyme!
6. If an exposed DNA sequence reads C G C A T C G A T C T G , what would be the complementary RNA
sequence following the process of transcription?