DNA and The Production Of Proteins Flashcards
1
Q
What is the structure of DNA
A
Double-stranded helix
2
Q
What is the double-stranded helix held by
A
It’s held by the four complimentary base pairs
3
Q
What are the four bases
A
Adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine
4
Q
In the four pairs what pairs with what?
A
A = T G = C
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5
Q
What does the bases make up
A
The genetic code
6
Q
A gene is a section of …… which codes for ……
Fill blanks
A
- DNA
2. Protein
7
Q
What does mRNA mean
A
Messenger RNA
8
Q
What is mRNA?
A
It is a molecule which 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
