D1.2 Protein synthesis Quiz
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1. Which RNA base pairs with adenine on the DNA template?
- A. Thymine
- B. Uracil
- C. Guanine
- D. Cytosine
2. HL: Which is NOT part of post-transcriptional modification?
- A. Removing introns
- B. Adding a 5' cap
- C. Adding a polyA tail
- D. Removing the signal sequence
3. HL: Which ribosome site holds the tRNA with the growing polypeptide?
- A. A
- B. P
- C. E
- D. None
4. HL: One gene producing several different polypeptides is due to:
- A. Degeneracy
- B. Alternative splicing
- C. Proofreading
- D. Universality
5. HL: Where does the small ribosomal subunit first attach to mRNA?
- A. The start codon
- B. The 5' end
- C. The 3' end
- D. The stop codon