Cell Cycle and Division

What is the number of chromosomes in a human cell?

What is the term for the division of the cytoplasm during cell division?

During which phase of the cell cycle does the cell prepare for division?

What is the term for the area where sister chromatids are connected?

What happens to cells at the edge of an injury?

What is the purpose of cell cycle regulators?

What happens to the rate of cell division during the healing process?

What is the function of the G1 checkpoint?

What happens to cells that do not receive the 'go' signal at the G1 checkpoint?

What is the main function of the G2 checkpoint?

What happens if a cell fails to pass the mitosis checkpoint?

What is the main difference between cancer cells and normal cells?

What is the main advantage of meiosis over asexual reproduction?

What is a characteristic of asexual reproduction?

How many cells are produced by an adult human body daily?

What is the result of mitosis in unicellular plants and animals?

Why is mitosis important in multicellular organisms?

Which type of cells do not undergo cell division?

What happens when cells come into contact with other cells?

What is the function of the anticodon on a tRNA molecule?

What would happen if the reading of the mRNA codon starts at the wrong place?

What is the relationship between a tRNA molecule and a particular amino acid?

What is the purpose of the codon sequence on an mRNA molecule?

What is the role of a tRNA molecule during protein synthesis?

What is the sequence of the mRNA codons corresponding to the DNA sequence TAC TTA CAA ACC ATA ATT?

What is the function of the tRNA anticodon?

What is the name of the molecules that make up the ribosome?

Where are the large and small ribosomal subunits constructed and exported from?

What is the term for the process of creating a protein from a sequence of mRNA codons?

How many nitrogen bases are read together in the genetic code?

What is the function of the start codon AUG in protein synthesis?

How many possible codons are there in the genetic code?

What is the function of stop codons in protein synthesis?

What is the term for the process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA instructions?

What is the process by which DNA directs the synthesis of proteins?

What is the term for a sequence of three nucleotides that specifies an amino acid?

What is the result of linking many amino acids together?

What is the function of a start codon?

How many different amino acids are there?

What is the purpose of transcription in the context of gene expression?

What is the type of RNA molecule that is synthesized during transcription?

What is the role of the promoter in the transcription process?

What is the base pairing rule for adenine during transcription?

What is the function of the terminator in the transcription process?

What is the primary function of RNA polymerase during transcription?

What happens to introns during RNA processing and editing?

What is the purpose of the mRNA transcript?

What is the difference between exons and introns?

What is the result of transcription?

What is the purpose of the cap and tail added to the RNA molecule?

Why are introns present in genes?

What determines the type of protein that is made?

What is the 'language' of mRNA instructions called?

What happens to introns during RNA processing and editing?

What is the function of the start codon in protein synthesis?

What is the role of tRNA in protein synthesis?

What is the relationship between mRNA and tRNA?

What is the function of ribosomal RNA (rRNA)?

What is the sequence of nucleotides that dictates the sequence of amino acids in protein synthesis?