5.4 From Mendel to DNA Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Mendel and what did he discover?
A
A monk who worked out how characteristics were inherited. First person to suggest the idea of separately inherited factors.
2
Q
Why did it take a long time for Mendels ideas to be accepted?
A
Scientist did not know about chromosomes and genes until after he died.
3
Q
Where are genes found?
A
On chromosomes
4
Q
What are Mendels factors now called?
A
Genes
5
Q
What are chromosomes made of?
A
DNA
6
Q
What is DNA?
A
A very long molecule with a double helix structure
7
Q
What are genes?
A
Short sections of DNA
8
Q
What is a DNA fingerprint?
A
A pattern produced by analysing the DNA which can be used to identify and individual.
9
Q
What does a gene code for?
A
The order of amino acids in protein
