DNA and the production of proteins Flashcards

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What is the structure of of DNA

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Double stranded helix with complementary base pairs

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What does DNA carry

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The genetic information for making proteins

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What are the four bases

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Adenosine, cytosine, guanine, thymine

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What bases go together

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A-T and C-G

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What is the sequence of bases along a strand

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Genetic code

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What does the sequence of bases determine

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Amino acid sequence in protein

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What is a gene

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A section of DNA that codes for proteins

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What is mRNA

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A molecule that carries a complementary copy of the genetic code from the DNA in the nucleus to a ribosome where the protein is assembled from amino acids

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