DNA + RNA Flashcards
1
Q
DNA
A
`Deoxyribonucleic acid
2
Q
RNA
A
Ribonucleic acid
3
Q
Heredity
A
Traits are passed from one generation to another
4
Q
Genetic code
A
information carried on DNA
5
Q
Gene
A
short sequence of DNA that codes for the production of a protein
6
Q
On DNA there is
A
coding and non coding regions
7
Q
DNA is made up of
A
two strands held together by four bases, then twisted into a double helix shape
8
Q
4 nitrogenous bases
A
Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)
9
Q
A is double bonded to
A
T
10
Q
C is triple bonded to
A
G
11
Q
Nucleotide
A
when a base is attached to a phosphate on one end and a sugar on the other
12
Q
Purines
A
A and G (attorney general is pure)
13
Q
T and C
A
Pyrimidines
14
Q
Codon
A
codes for a specific amino acid
15
Q
Replication
A
occurs at end of interphase
