BSC 1010C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Erwin Chargaff, Frederick Griffith, Martha Chase

All DNA molecules are made up of only four different types of nucleotides: adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C). Explain how a molecule with only four types of building blocks can be the basis of the genetic diversity of all living organisms on Earth.

PLEASE EXPLAIN IN LAYMAN'S TERMS -- I am taking an introductory Biology exam -- thank you :)

1. Gout is cause by a metabolic disorder relating to:

2. The Purines are:

1. Translate the following mRNA strand: AUG ACG GGU AGA UGG UGA.

2. Transcribe the following strand of DNA: AGT CCA GTA

_____3. Which of the following is the building block that will be used to make a nucleic acid?

(a) amino acid (b) glucose (c) triglyceride (d) glycerol (e) nucleotide

_____4. Which of the following nitrogenous bases is NOT found in DNA?

(a) adenine (b) thymine (c) uracil (d) cytosine (e) guanine

_____5. Adenine will base pair with:

(a) thymine (b) adenine (c) cytosine (d) guanine

_____6. What is the name of the process that will copy DNA into RNA?

(a) transcription (b) translation (c) replication (d) mitosis

_____7. Using the genetic code in this lab, what does the codon CCU code for?

(a) met (b) stop (c) leu (d) pro (e) arg