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Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis Exam Review

8. Why do multiple codons code for the same amino acid?

9. Why are there codons that code for starting and ending?

10. What are the two types of nucleic acids?

11. What is the monomer of a nucleic acid?

12. What are the three differences between RNA and DNA?

13. What are the three kinds of RNA? Draw a picture of each.

14. Give the complimentary RNA sequence using this DNA sequence:

TACGGCAGA

15. What are the steps for gene expression (protein synthesis)?

DNA  __________  ___________

16. What is role of DNA in protein synthesis?

17. What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

18. If the DNA sequence is CCCTGC, determine the mRNA sequence and the amino acid sequence that

determines the expression of a gene. Use the chart to code for the amino acids.

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