DNA, RNA, Genes and Traits

Question 1

Where is DNA located?

Answer 1

in the nucleus

Question 2

what are chromosomes?

Answer 2

organized forms of DNA, 2 chromatins connected by a centromere

Question 3

What is DNA’s full name?

Answer 3

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Question 4

What is RNA’s full name?

Answer 4

Ribonucleic Acid

Question 5

What is DNA?

Answer 5

nucleic Acid, from nucleotides

Question 6

What are nucleotides?

Answer 6

sugar and phosphate backbone, nitrogenous bases

Question 7

What are the base pairings?

Answer 7

A (Adenine) with T (thymine), C (cytosine) with G (guanine)

Question 8

What does DNA look like?

Answer 8

antiparallel double helix, one side is 5’ to 3’ the other is 3’ to 5’.

Question 9

What are traits?

Answer 9

patterns on body, size, color, height, may be influenced by environment

Question 10

What are genes?

Answer 10

specific portions of DNA, can code for proteins,

Question 11

What is the sugar in DNA called?

Answer 11

Deoxyribose

Question 12

What is the sugar in RNA called?

Answer 12

Ribose

Question 13

What are the basses in RNA?

Answer 13

A with U, C with G

Question 14

What is MRNA?

Answer 14

carries a message to ribosome to make a protein

Question 15

What is a RRNA?

Answer 15

creates the ribosome

Question 16

What is a TRNA?

Answer 16

transfers amino acids to match codon and create polypeptide chain