DNA and inheritance Flashcards

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1
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What does the nucleus contain?

A

Chromosomes

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2
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What are Chromosomes?

A

strands of DNA

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3
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Genes are sections of______

A

DNA molecules that determine the sequence of amino acids
. make up the different protiens produced in cells

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4
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what are SOME proteins?

A

Enzymes

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5
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what do enzymes control?

A

the process of the functioning of the cell and the organisms inherited charachteristics

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6
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What is DNA?

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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

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7
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What are the four bases?

A

.(A) Adenine
. (T) Thymine
. (C) Cytostine
. (G) Guanine

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8
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what are the complementary base pairings ?

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A and T
(Adenine and Thymin)
C and G
(Cytosine and Guanine)

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9
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How does DNA work?

A

the order of the bases forms a code

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10
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How many bases form a triplet code?

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3

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11
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What do DNA codes determine?

A

. the ordein which different amino acids are linked to form different proteins during protein synthesis

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