Protein Synthesis Review

• What must the DNA do in order for Transcription to occur?

  Unwind (Or unzip)
• What enzyme is used to add new RNA nucleotides to make RNA?


  RNA Polymerase
• Where does the mRNA travel to the site where Protein Synthesis occurs?

  Ribosome
• Both DNA and RNA are made of building blocks called?

  Nucleotides
• How many strands does DNA have?

  Two
• How many stands does mRNA have?

  One.
• What is the function of mRNA?

  To transmit the code for making proteins from DNA to the site of protein synthesis and to carry the information necessary to make a protein from the nucleus to the ribosome
• What happens to the DNA once Transcription is done?

  It zips back up until it is necessary to transcribe the gene again
• What is Transcription?

  The copying of a gene (Section of DNA)