Base Flashcards
Is the transfer of characteristics, anatomical as well as biochemical, from generation from generation.
Heredity
Where does the transmission of hereditary information takes place?
Chromosomes
Where does the hereditary information reside?
Genes
A chemical analysis of nuclei showed chromosomes are made up largely of proteins called ___________.
Histones
The YEAR where it became clear that deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) carry the hereditary information.
1940
True or False. Each gene controls the manufacture of one protein.
True
True or False. The expression of a gene in terms of an enzyme protein led to the study of protein synthesis and its control.
True
The unit of heredity
Gene
Are structures within cells that contain a person’s genes.
Chromosomes
Give the two (2) kinds of NUCLEIC ACID.
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- Ribonucleic Acid
True or False. RNA is found in the chromosomes.
False. DNA is the kind of nucleic acid where it can be found in the chromosomes.
Present in the chromosomes of the Nuclei of Eukaryotic Cells.
DNA
A cell with no nucleus
Prokaryotic Cells
Both RNA and DNA are polymers built from monomers called __________.
Nucleotides
A nucleotide is composed of?
- Base
- Monosaccharide
- Phosphate
