DNA & GENES Flashcards
1
Q
What is a triplet?
A
3 consecutive nucleotide bases no a gene which code for 1 amino acids
2
Q
What are the features of a gene?
A
- No overlapping
- Degenerate
- Universal
3
Q
What does it mean for a gene to be degenerate?
A
One amino acid can be coded fro by several different triplets
4
Q
What are introns?
A
- Regions of DNA that don’t code for genes
* Separate exons
5
Q
What are exons?
A
Regions of DNA that are expressed
6
Q
What happens to introns and exons?
A
- Both are transcribed
* resulting mRNA is modified in order to remove introns
