Ch7 Flashcards
Genetics
Bio branch study of inheritance
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid macromolecule containing many genes
Gene
Portion of DNA codes for specific protein (pattern for protein construction)
Protein
Manufactured by ribosomes, long chains of amino acids each with a particular code/sequence
Chromosome
Organelle, part of nuclear material carrying hereditary information, contains cromatin
3 components of DNA
Phosphate group, dexoxyribose sugars + nitrogenous base pair
DNA nitrogenous base pairings
A - T (2 hydrogen bonds)
C - G (3 hydrogen bonds)
Nucleotides
Free floating OR compose the DNA molecule
RNA
Protein synthesis, single strand, 3 types
m-RNA
During TRANSCRIPTION gene copied into m-RNA base sequence
t-RNA
Protein synthesis of step 2 TRANSLATION m-RNA to t-RNA dictates the amino acid sequence to form a protein
Codons
3 adjacent nucleotides on the m-RNA molecule, each codon codes for a specific amino acid
Polymerase
Unzips DNA
Starting DNA codon is always
TAC
m-RNA 3 STOP codons
UAA (DNA stop ATT)
UAG (DNA stop ATC)
UGA (DNA pair ACT)