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Revlewlng Key Concepts

Completion-On the lines provided, choose the words that correctly complete

the follow in g s ent en ce s.

1. During DNAreplication, the DNAmolecule(separates/combines) into two strands.

2. At the end of DNA replicatiory (four/trvo) new

strands of DNAhave been produced, giving a total of(four/six) strands of DNA.

3. New DNAis replicated in strands complementary to old DNAbecause production

of new DNAfollows the rules ofdouble helix).

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Identifying Structures On the lines corresponding to the numbers on the diagram,zi:rite whether the strandpointed to is an oJgrnat stranrt o/ a try@4.

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Reviewing l(cy Skills

Q. Hypothesizing The length of a bacterium's DNAmay be 1000 times the length ofthe cell within which it is contained. Suggest an explanation for how this can occur.

9. Comparing and Contrasting Hoy does the structure of a eukaryotic chromosomeduring mitosis differ from its qtructure during the rest of the cell cycle?

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1. The three main types of RNA are

and

2. Copying part of a nucleotide sequence of DNA into a complementary

sequence in RNA is called

3. An enzyme that binds to DNA during transcription is RNA

4. During the process of , the informationcarried by mRNA is used to produce proteins.

5. Each IRNA molecule contains three unpaired bases, called the

, which ensure that amino acids are

added in the correct sequence.

Reviewing Key Skills

6. Comparing and Contrasting How are DNA and RNA similar? How are

they different?.

Completion On the lines proaided, complete the following sentences.

7. Comparing and Contrasting How are the three types of RNA different?

Hypothesizing How would it benefit a cell to Possess a sequence of DNA that

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Applying Concepts What amino acid seouence would be oroduce^d ^from the mRNA sequence CGCUAUA GCI -ex\rt{ o-> QXCtc 3o?

Applying Concepts Suppose the DNA sequence GCTATATCG was

changed to GCGATATCG. How would the products of transcriptionand translation be affected?

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