DNA and inheritance Flashcards
What does the nucleus contain?
Chromosomes
What are Chromosomes?
strands of DNA
Genes are sections of______
DNA molecules that determine the sequence of amino acids
. make up the different protiens produced in cells
what are SOME proteins?
Enzymes
what do enzymes control?
the process of the functioning of the cell and the organisms inherited charachteristics
What is DNA?
DNA is made up of two long chains of alternating sugar and phosphate molecules **connected by bases **in a structure twisted to resemble a double helix
What are the four bases?
.(A) Adenine
. (T) Thymine
. (C) Cytostine
. (G) Guanine
what are the complementary base pairings ?
A and T
(Adenine and Thymin)
C and G
(Cytosine and Guanine)
How does DNA work?
the order of the bases forms a code
How many bases form a triplet code?
3
What do DNA codes determine?
. the ordein which different amino acids are linked to form different proteins during protein synthesis