DNA and RNA

Question 1

heredity

Answer 1

is the passing on of features from parents to offspring by means of genes

Question 2

gene

Answer 2

is a section of DNA that causes the production of a protein

Question 3

gene expression

Answer 3

the way in which the genetic information in a gene is decoded in the cell and used to make a protein

Question 4

characteristics

Answer 4

are traits or features that are inherited genetically

Question 5

non-coding dna

Answer 5

dan that doesn’t cause the production of a protein

Question 6

genetic code

Answer 6

the sequence of bases in dna that provide instruction for a cell (using RNA) to form a protein

Question 7

triplet/codon

Answer 7

sequence of 3 bases in dna or rna that act as a code for an amino acid

Question 8

transcription

Answer 8

is the copying of a sequence of genetic bases from DNA onto mrna

Question 9

translation

Answer 9

is the conversion of a sequence if genetic bases on mrna into a sequence of amino acids

Question 10

anticodon

Answer 10

sequence of 3 bases on trna that are complementary to a sequence of 3 bases on mrna