DNA🧬 Flashcards by Morgan Airlie | Brainscape

Q

what is the two strands of DNA called?

A

double helix

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Q

what are the two strands held together by?

A

weak bonds between base pairs

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Q

what are the complementary base pairs?

A

A-T

C-G

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what does A, T, C and G stand for?

A

A- adenine
T- thymine
C- cytosine
G- guanine

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Q

where are chromosomes found?

A

nucleus

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Q

what do proteins consist of?

A

amino acids

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what is a gene?

A

a sequence of bases on DNA that codes for a protein

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what does mRNA do?

A

carries a copy of the gene to the cytoplasm

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