DNA/Mutation Review

• What is the subunit/monomer of DNA called?

• Name 3 ways DNA is different from RNA?

• Name the two bases that are examples of Purines

Pictionary Question

• Guess the word!

• Name the four bases of RNA

• What type(s) of RNA are involved in translation?

• Ribosomes are made of which type of RNA?

• Region of DNA that RNA polymerase first binds to during transcription

Music Trivia

Name the artist!

• 3 base combinations that codes for an amino acid are called __________ and are located on ___RNA.

• What are the subunits/monomers of proteins?

• A mutation that could cause a protein to be too long would most likely take place in the _____ codon.

• A substitution mutation causes the SAME amino acid to be coded for – this is an example of a _______ mutation.

Sports Trivia

• Who was the MVP of Super Bowl 48?

Mutations

• Identify one thing that could cause mutations in your DNA?

• Anti-codons are located on the ___RNA.

Is this pedigree tracking a dominant or recessive trait?

• Name of the enzyme involved in transcription.

Sports Trivia

• What team did Pete Carroll coach before the Seahawks?

Fill in the blank

• The sugar-phosphate backbone in DNA is connected by strong ________ bonds and the bases are connected by weaker ________ bonds.

• ___________ & ____________ mutations cause frameshifts in the sequence after the mutation occurs.

Music Trivia

• Identify the Artist!

• What is the central dogma of biology?

Transcription

• Transcribe the following DNA template sequence:

T T C C G C G C A T A

• The start codon on mRNA is complementary to this DNA sequence __ __ __.

WHS Trivia

• Which Administrator, Mr. Criscione, Mr. Stutz, or Ms. Hiatt, does NOT have children?

Sickle Cell

• What type of mutation in DNA causes Sickle Cell?

• A DNA molecule was examined and around 20% of it was made of nucleotides with Thymine bases. Around what % of the molecule would consist of Guanine?

• Name the 3 bases that are examples of pyrimidines.

• Mutations are more severe when they are in DNA or

RNA?• Explain.

• Give me the anticodon sequence for the template DNA sequence:

T A C G A T T T C

Punnett Square Practice

• Being able to roll your tongue is a recessive trait. Mom cannot roll her tongue (she is a carrier though) and dad can. What are the chances their kid will be able to roll his/her tongue?

Bonus Question!

• Choose two players! Bring something to write with.

DNA: G T A C C G T T T T A T C G

DNA after mutation: G T A C C G T T T T A T T C G

1. Identify the mutation that occurred in DNA.2. Transcribe and Translate both sequences.3. Explain the impact it had on the final protein.