DNA & GENES Flashcards
1
Q
What does DNA determine
A
What organs and parts develop in the body
2
Q
Where is it stored
A
DNA is stored in the nucleus
3
Q
What does DNA instruct amino acids to do
A
Build proteins. DNA controls function and structure of the cell
4
Q
What is a gene
A
A gene is a set of instructions for building a protein. genes determine the protein
5
Q
Base pair consists of
A
Two bases A and T and G and C
6
Q
Length and sequence determines the
A
Protein size and shape. size and shape determines function
7
Q
mRNA
A
Sell copies DNA instruction onto a strand of mRNA (transcription)
8
Q
rRNA
A
MRNA binds to our RNA. This is the information to build proteins out of subunits (amino acids) TRANSLATION
9
Q
tRNA
A
Moves amino acids from other cell areas to rRNA
10
Q
Mutations.
A
Insertion, deletion, replacement
