Statistics for Higher Biology- DNA

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Cytosine will only pair with:	Guanine	85%
Adenine will only pair with:	Thymine	83%
What is the name used to describe the shape of DNA?	Double helix	76%
name the 3 types of RNA:	Messenger	71%
How many different nucleotides are there?	4	66%
Component of a nucleotide starting with P	Phosphate	66%
Where does transcription occur?	nucleus	63%
What is thymine replaced with in RNA?	uracil	56%
Component of a nucleotide starting with B	Base	54%
What is the name given to the process that produces a molecule of mRNA?	transcription	51%
What do the opposite bases attach with?	Hydrogen bond	49%
	ribosomal	46%
	transfer	46%
What is a triplet of bases called on mRNA?	codon	44%
What does PCR Stand for?	Polymerase chain reaction	37%
What odes each codon code for	amino acid	32%
What is the word used to describe the directions the strands of DNA run?	Anti-parallel	32%
Where does translation happen?	cytoplasm	27%
What is a non-coding region of the primary transcript called?	intron	22%
Component of a nucleotide starting with D	Deoxyribose sugar	17%
What process can be used with paternity testing?	PCR	17%
What domain of life is yeast classed as?	Eukaryotes	15%
What type of domain of life are plant cells?	Eukaryotes	15%
What domain of life are animal cells classed as?	Eukaryotes	15%
How is DNA packaged in eukaryotes?	Histones	15%
What is the chain of deoxyribose sugars and phosphate molecules that provide support to DNA called?	Sugar phosphate backbone	15%
What domain of life are bacterial cells classed as?	prokaryotes	12%
What is DNA replication described as being?	Semi-conservative	12%
What is mRNA classed as being once it is spliced?	mature	7%
What determines the genetic code?	Order of bases	5%