DNA and production of proteins

Question 1

What is the structure of DNA?

Answer 1

Double-stranded helix held together by complementary base pairs

Question 2

What are the four bases in DNA?

Answer 2

Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine

Question 3

What are the complementary base pairs?

Answer 3

Adenine always pairs with Thymine and Cytosine always pairs with Guanine

Question 4

What do the sequence of the four bases make up?

Answer 4

The genetic code of an organism

Question 5

What does the DNA carry?

Answer 5

The genetic information to make protein molecules

Question 6

What does the sequence of DNA bases in the genetic code determine?

Answer 6

The sequence of amino acids in the protein molecule

Question 7

What is the difference between a gene that codes for insulin, and a code that codes for adrenaline?

Answer 7

The order of the bases

Question 8

What is a gene?

Answer 8

A section of DNA which codes for a protein

Question 9

What does Messenger RNA do?

Answer 9

Carries a complementary copy of the genetic code from the DNA in the nucleus, to a ribosome

Question 10

In the ribosome the complementary copy is read, and the information is used for what?

Answer 10

To assemble proteins from amino acids