Genes (VCE SSCE Biology): Quizzes
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What is a gene?
What is a gene?
A section of DNA that makes a protein
What is the main difference between a triplet and a codon?
What is the main difference between a triplet and a codon?
Triplet is in DNA; codon is in mRNA
What is the function of the start codon AUG?
What is the function of the start codon AUG?
Signals start & codes for methionine
Which of these are stop codons?
Which of these are stop codons?
UAA, UAG, and UGA
What does it mean that the genetic code is universal?
What does it mean that the genetic code is universal?
Same codons code for same amino acids
What does the degenerate property of the genetic code mean?
What does the degenerate property of the genetic code mean?
Most amino acids coded by many codons
How is the mRNA sequence AUUCGAAAC read according to the non-overlapping property?
How is the mRNA sequence AUUCGAAAC read according to the non-overlapping property?
AUU-CGA-AAC
Which statement about introns is correct?
Which statement about introns is correct?
Found only in eukaryotes; removed in RNA
What is a key difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic genes?
What is a key difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic genes?
Eukaryotic genes have introns
What is the promoter region of a gene?
What is the promoter region of a gene?
Where RNA polymerase binds to start