DNA is Universal, Non-Overlapping & Degenerate Flashcards
1
Q
What is Universal?
A
the genetic molecule in all living organisms
GGT codes for glycine in all living organisms
2
Q
What is Non-overlapping?
A
each DNA triplet and gene is separate from each other
3
Q
What is Degenerate?
A
the same amino acid can be coded by more than one triplet
4
Q
What is Genome?
A
the complete set of genes all in a cell / organism
5
Q
What is Proteome?
A
the full range of proteins that a cell can make
6
Q
What is the process of transcription and translation in protein synthesis?
A
transcription = DNA -> mRNA
translation = mRNA -> amino acids
