1.5 Genome Flashcards
1
Q
What is the genome of an organism?
A
An organisms entire hereditary information encoded in DNA
2
Q
What is a genome made up of?
A
genes and other DNA sequences that do not code for proteins
3
Q
What is a gene?
A
A section of DNA that codes for a protein
4
Q
What does most of the eukaryotic genome consist of?
A
Non-coding sequences
5
Q
What can DNA sequences do?
A
Some regulate transcription, and others are transcribed but never translated
6
Q
What are the non-translated forms of RNA?
A
tRNA and rRNA
