Which of the following correctly ranks the structures in order of size, from largest to smallest?a. gene-chromosome-nucleotide-codonb. chromosome-gene-codon-nucleotidec. nucleotide-chromosome-gene-codond. chromosome-nucleotide-gene-codon

Bacteria can transcribe and translate human genes to produce functional human proteins because __________.

The mRNA codons 5′-CAA-3′ or 5′-CAG-3′ are translated as the amino acid glutamine by __________.

List the order of nucleotides on the mRNA that would be transcribed from the following DNA sequence: CGATTACTTA.

Which of the following is not true of a codon?a. It may code for the same amino acid as another codon.b. It never codes for more than one amino acid.c. It extends from one end of a tRNA molecule.d. It is the basic unit of the genetic code.

Using the genetic code (Table 10.1), list the order of amino acids encoded by the following mRNA nucleotides: CAACGCAUUUUG.

Which of the following describes the experimental strategy that was used to decipher the genetic code?a. comparing the amino acid sequences of proteins with the base sequence of their genesb. analyzing the sequence of RNAs produced from known DNA sequencesc. analyzing mutants that changed the coded. examining the polypeptides produced when RNAs with particular sequences were translated

Which of the following describes the experimental strategy that was used to decipher the genetic code?a. comparing the amino acid sequences of proteins with the base sequence of their genesb. analyzing the sequence of RNAs produced from known DNA sequencesc. analyzing mutants that changed the coded. examining the polypeptides produced when RNAs with particular sequences were translated

For each of these statements about the genetic code, select True or False.a. T/F Wobble pairing accounts for the redundancy of the genetic code.b. T/F There are 64 different tRNAs that read the 64 possible codons.c. T/F All possible codons are used, but not all codons specify an amino acid.d. T/F Some codons are recognized by proteins, not by tRNAs.