Molecular Biology and Evolution JEOPARDY!! 

1. Molecular Biology and EvolutionJEOPARDY!! 

2. 10 Transcription and RNA Processing The gene sequence that indicates the start of a gene is called….

3. 10 Transcription and RNA Processing TATA box or promoter (TATAAA)

4. 20Transcription and RNA Processing The enzyme that adds complementary RNA strands to the template DNA

5. 20 Transcription and RNA Processing RNA Polymerase

6. 30Transcription and RNA Processing To protect the mRNA from destruction by cytoplasmic enzymes, it needs…

7. 30 Transcription and RNA Processing A “G” cap and a poly “A” tail

8. 30 Community 1

9. Why is mRNA at the ribosome shorter than it was in the nucleus? 40Transcription and RNA Processing

10. 40 Transcription and RNA Processing RNA splicing– introns are removed and exons are pasted together.

11. To begin transcription, the TATA box must be bound by… 50 Transcription and RNA Processing

12. 50 Transcription and RNA Processing Transcription Factors

13. 10 The genetic code consists of… Translation and Genetic Code

14. 10 Codons (3 nucleotide sequences on mRNA) Translation and Genetic Code

15. 20 Translation and Genetic Code What is translation?

16. 20 Translation and Genetic Code Conversion of nucleic acid language to amino acid language to build a protein

17. 30 Translation and Genetic Code What does tRNA do in translation?

18. 30 Translation and Genetic Code Joins to a specific amino acid and transfer it by matching its anticodon to the codon on mRNA at the ribosome

19. 40 Translation and Genetic Code What happens during initiation of translation?

20. 40 Translation and Genetic Code mRNA joins with the small ribosomal subunit, which is then joined by a tRNA, and then joined by the large ribosomal subunit.

21. 50 Translation and Genetic Code Why is it significant that there are 64 codons for 20 amino acids?

22. 50 Translation and Genetic Code Mutations can still occur with potentially no noticeable effect on the phenotype.

23. 10 More Translation and Mutations Any mutation that affects a single nucleotide is called…

24. 10 More Translation and Mutations Point Mutation

25. 20 More Translation and Mutations A point mutation that involves a single nucleotide switched with another is called a…

26. 20 More Translation and Mutations *Substitution

27. 30 More Translation and Mutations Frameshift mutations can be caused by…

28. 30 More Translation and Mutations Insertions or deletions

29. 40 More Translation and Mutations List the sequence of events in translation.

30. 40 More Translation and Mutations • *Initiation • *Elongation <Codon recognition, peptide bond formation, translocation> • *Termination

31. 50 More Translation and Mutations In terms of transcription and translation, how does genotype determine phenotype?

32. 50 More Translation and Mutations *the information from the gene on DNA that was inherited from parents is the genotype. It is transcribed onto mRNA, and eventually translated into a protein. The protein is the phenotype (expression of the genotype)

33. 10 Evolution 1 What does the theory of evolution suggest about all living organisms?

34. 10 Evolution 1 • All living organisms came from a common ancestor.

35. 20 Evolution 1 Studying preserved organisms in sedimentary rock is used as what?

36. 20 Evolution 1 Evidence of Evolution

37. 30 Evolution 1 When looking at structures that are very similar but different in function, what kind of evidence of evolution are you studying?

38. 30 Evolution 1 Homologous structures

39. 40 Evolution 1 A fire wipes out an entire population of organisms. A few survive, reproduce, and give rise to a new population. This is an example of…

40. 40 Evolution 1 *Bottleneck effect (Genetic Drift)

41. 50 Evolution 1 Variation in a population is only significant if what?

42. 50 Evolution 1 *The variation allows for traits that increase the fitness of the population. *Beneficial traits are heritable and are passed on through reproduction.

43. 10 Evolution 2 My name is Bond, Ionic Bond;Taken, not shared!

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46. 10 Evolution 2 Dark colored moths outnumbered light colored moths in Manchester England during the Industrial Revolution. How would Lamarck explain this phenomenon?

47. 10 Evolution 2 According to his Theory of Evolution by Acquired Characteristics, Lamarck would suggest that the light colored moths turned dark colored, reproduced, and passed on this acquired trait to the next generation.

48. 10 Genetics 2

49. 20 Evolution 2 Dark colored moths outnumbered light colored moths in Manchester England during the Industrial Revolution. How would Darwin explain this phenomenon?

50. 20 Darwin would have explained through his Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection. Light moths were easily seen by predators and therefore more likely to be eaten. Dark moths were naturally selected to survive in that their dark traits allowed them to blend into their environment. The dark moths survived, reproduced, and overtime there were more dark colored moths in the population. Evolution 2