Gene and Proteins Flashcards
1
Q
What does DNA contain?
A
A gene
2
Q
What is a Gene?
A
Its a sequence of DNA nucleotides that codes or a polypeptide. The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide forms the primary structure of a protein.
3
Q
Different proteins have different…
A
… number and order of amino acids
4
Q
What is each amino acid coded by?
A
a sequence of 3 basses (called a triplet) in a gene.
5
Q
What is the genetic code?
A
the fact that different sequence of bases code for different amino acids
6
Q
What is the sequence of bases in the section of DNA and hows it useful?
A
Its a template thats used to make protein, during protein synthesis
