DNA Replication Flashcards
Name the bond between amino acids
Peptide
What additional bond gives secondary structures their shape?
Hydrogen bonds
What is the main shape formed using secondary structure?
Helix
Why is DNA replication important?
Ensures that each new cell receives a full set of chromosomes and therefore no genetic information will have been lost
Describe what is meant by the primary structure of proteins
Order of amino acids
Which two enzymes are involved in DNA replication?
DNA Polymerase and lipase
What is needed to start DNA replication?
RNA Primer
What end of a DNA strand can DNA polymerase add free complimentary DNA nucleotides to?
3’ end
What is the leading strand?
A strand of DNA being replicated continuously
How is the lagging strand replicated?
In fragments
What are the fragments in the lagging strand joined together by?
Ligase
What is mRNA’s job?
Carries genetic code from DNA in nucleus to ribosome
What does rRNA and protein form?
Ribosome
What is tRNA’s job?
Carries a specific amino acid to a ribosome
What is a cell’s genotype determined by?
The proteins that are synthesised when genes are expressed