BIOL: Inheritance (Key Terms) Flashcards
1
Q
What is a protein?
A
The chemical, such as insulin, that is coded for by a gene
2
Q
What is an amino acid?
A
The building block of a protein
3
Q
What is an allele?
A
A version of a gene, either from the mother or the father
4
Q
What is a gene?
A
A section of DNA that codes for one protein
5
Q
What is DNA?
A
The long, twisted chemical that carries the code for making an organism
6
Q
What is a chromosome?
A
A long, coiled strand of DNA. There are 46 in the nucleus of a human cell
7
Q
What is a nucleus?
A
The part of a cell which contains all of the genetic information
8
Q
What is a cell?
A
The building block of all organisms
