Gene and genetic code Flashcards
Gene is a segment of ____ which contains the information to synthesize the ___________
DNA
Protein
Gene is the basic unit of _____________ material
hereditary
different genes have different __________ sequences.
base
Gene gives what 3 characteristics to protein?
Polypeptide chain length
sequence of amino acid
amino acid required to synthesize protein
Each amino acid is coded by ________ of base pairs
triplet
triplets of bases on the mRNA which incodes one Amino Acid is called as
Codon
how many Codons are there? from which ____ are to synthesize amino acids while ___ of them are known as ______________.
64
61
3
stop Codon
_____ number of codons are present for a single Amino acid.
6
the codon for Isoleucine is?
AUC
Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into ______.
RNA
Which part of DNA is transcribed during transcription?
only the selected gene portion.
Transcription occurs only when it is ______.
required
How many strands of DNA are copied during transcription?
Only one strand.
The DNA strand that contains the exact information for protein synthesis is called the ______ strand or ______ strand.
anti sense
template
The opposite DNA strand, which is not directly used for transcription, is called the ______ strand or ______ strand.
coding
sense
