Dna Analysis Flashcards
What is Adenine?
A component of nucleic acids, energy carrying molecules such as ATP. A purine base.
Chromosome
Linear bodies in the cell nucleus containing genetic material.
Cytosine
A component of nucleic acids carrying heredity information in DNA and RNA.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Determine the inherited structure of a cells protein.
What is Gel Electrophoresis?
The separation of nucleic acids or proteins.
What is a gene?
A unit of heredity information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA.
What is guanine?
Carries heredity information in DNA and RNA cells.
Helix
Something in a spiral form.
What is a model?
A simple version of something complex used to solve problems.
What is a nucleotide?
Building block of DNA.
Restriction enzyme
An enzyme that recognizes nucleotide sequences and cuts up DNA.
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs)
Difference in DNA sequences that can result in different patterns of restriction fragment lengths.
Thymine
A component of nucleic acids that carry heredity info. in DNA cells.
