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This quiz is based on the process of translating mRNA (produced in the nucleus) into protein.

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1.

tRNA molecules are linked to their respective amino acids by enzymes called :

  aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

  phenylalanine hydroxylases

  beta-galactosidases

  Ornithine decarboxylases

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2.

If the mammalian genetic code were a four letter code, then it would have the potential to encode...

  256 amino acids

  128 amino acids

  64 amino acids

  216 amino acids

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3.

How many amino acids are encoded by the following mRNA sequence : UAUCAUCCACUUGGUUGA ?

  6

  4

  7

  5

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4.

Which of the following pairs of codons encode the same protein ?

  UAA and UAC

  UAG and UAC

  GUA and GUG

  AUG and AUC

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5.

Every polypeptide chain formed in translation starts with the amino acid :

  alanine

  lysine

  serine

  methionine

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6.

The triplet base sequence in DNA that is translated into a stop codon, whose corresponding tRNA anticodon, is AUU is given by :

  GCC

  CGG

  TAA

  ATT

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7.

The movement of peptidyl tRNA from the A site to the P site (of the larger ribosomal subunit) and the movement of mRNA in relation to the ribosome is called :

  elongation

  dislocation

  RNA processing

  translocation

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