13 INHERITANCE Flashcards
1
Q
Shape of DNA
A
Double Helix
2
Q
Adenine pairing
A
Thymine
3
Q
Thymine pairing
A
Adenine
4
Q
Cytosine pairing
A
Guanine
5
Q
Guanine
A
Pairing
6
Q
Where are genes and chromosomes stored
A
Nucleus contains chromosomes on which genes are located
7
Q
What is a nucleotide
A
Deoxyribose sugar, phosphate base, and nitrogenous base
8
Q
What is the genome
A
The entire DNA of an organism
9
Q
What is a gene
A
A section of a molecule of DNA that codes for a specific protein
10
Q
Shape of RNA
A
Single stranded
11
Q
Differences from DNA and RNA
A
- RNA is single stranded, wheras DNA is double strnaded
- DNA has deoxyribose sugar, wheras RNA has ribose sugar
- RNA has Uracil base, wheras DNA has thymine base
12
Q
Adenine pairing in RNA
A
Uracil
13
Q
Uracil pairing
A
Adenine
14
Q
mRNA meaning
A
Messenger RNA
15
Q
tRNA meaning
A
Transfer RNA