1.3 DNA and production of proteins Flashcards
the structure of a DNA molecule
DNA is a double stranded helix held together by complementary base pairs
four bases that are involved in determimg the DNa code of an organisms
Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine
bonds between DNA codes
A and T
C and G
how are two complementary strands of DNA molecule are held together
the bonding between the complementary base pairs are two strands of DNA molecule held together like rungs of a ladder straight letters go together and curly letter go together
what is dna code contained with
The dna code is contained within the sequence of the bases. The base sequence of a gene determines the amino acid sequence for its protein that it codes for
term used to describe a section of dna which codes for one protein
gene
ribosome
ribosomes are a site of protein synthesis where the mRNA strand is read and an amino acid chain is built
messenger mRNA in protein synthesis
carries complementary copy of dna gene code from nucleus to ribosome
simplest sub unit of a protein
amino acid 20 diff types of amino acid sub unit in proteins
explain DNA code in determimg the shape and function of protein
dna code is determined by sequence of bases. this then determines the sequence of amino acids in the protein chain. the order of amino acids in the protein chain then determines the shape of the protein and the shape of protein determins it’s function