DNA Flashcards
1
Q
What does DNA stand for?
A
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
2
Q
Where is DNA found?
A
In the nucleus of animal and plant cells, in really long molecules called chromosomes
3
Q
What does DNA cdo?
A
It contains the instructions to put an organism together and make it work
4
Q
What is a gene?
A
A section of DNA. It contains the instructions to make a specific protein
5
Q
How do cells make proteins?
A
By stringing amino acids together in a particular order . Genes simply tell cells what order to put the amino acids together
6
Q
How many amino acids are used to make how many proteins?
A
20 amino acids
thousands of different proteins
7
Q
DNA also determines what [ ] the cells produces. That in turn determines [ ] it is.
A
proteins
what type of cell
