Table of contents

1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

11. Translation

The Genetic Code

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11. Translation

The Genetic Code

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Multiple Choice

In the context of the genetic code, which RNA base pairs with guanine during transcription?

Adenine

Uracil

Thymine

Cytosine

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Recall that during transcription, RNA is synthesized using the DNA template strand, and RNA bases pair with complementary DNA bases following base-pairing rules.

Understand that guanine (G) is one of the four nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids and pairs specifically with cytosine (C) due to their ability to form three hydrogen bonds, which stabilizes the pairing.

Remember that in RNA, thymine (T) is replaced by uracil (U), so adenine (A) pairs with uracil (U) instead of thymine.

Therefore, when guanine is present in the DNA template, the complementary RNA base that pairs with it during transcription is cytosine (C).

Summarize the base pairing rules during transcription as: DNA adenine (A) pairs with RNA uracil (U), DNA thymine (T) pairs with RNA adenine (A), DNA cytosine (C) pairs with RNA guanine (G), and DNA guanine (G) pairs with RNA cytosine (C).