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Question 1

What are the four bases which make up the genetic code?

Answer 1

Adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine (A, C, G and T)

Question 2

What is A always paired with?

Answer 2

A is always paired with T

Question 3

What is C always paired with?

Answer 3

C is always paired with G

Question 4

What does the base sequence determine?

Answer 4

The base sequence determines amino acid sequence in proteins

Question 5

What is a gene?

Answer 5

A gene is a section of DNA which codes for a protein

Question 6

What does DNA carry?

Answer 6

DNA carries the genetic information for making proteins

Question 7

What is in the structure of DNA?

Answer 7

Double-stranded helix held by complementary base pairs

Question 8

What is messenger RNA?

Answer 8

Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a molecule which carries a complementary copy of the genetic code from the DNA, in the nucleus, to a ribosome, where the protein is assembled from the amino acids