chromosomes Flashcards

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chromosone

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thread like structure that carries a cells DNA

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nucleotides shi h make up DNA

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G, T, A, C

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describe the structure of DNA

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double stranded DNA, couldd and complementary base pairs joined by weak hydrogen bonds

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4
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the complementary sequence

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CTTGAAC

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5
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what is a gene

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a small section of DNA

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what is an allele

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two versions of each gene present in the pait of chromosones

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explain how DNA can be extravted from soya beans

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mix salt water and detergent, mash up soya beans, mix the soya beans with salt water and detergent, leave for 15 minutes at 60°, filter sample, pout iced ethanol on the filtrate and the DNA will float yo the surface

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describe the process of protein synthesis

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RNA polymerase binds to non-coding, RNA polymerase produces complementary messanger RNA (mRNA)
mRNA attaches to ribosomes

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