genes and proteins

Question 1

cell

Answer 1

The basic structural and functional unit of living

organisms

Question 2

chromosome

Answer 2

A single, highly organized and structured piece of

DNA

Question 3

Gene

Answer 3

The basic physical and functional unit of heredity

made up of DNA

Question 4

proteins

Answer 4

long-chain biomolecules built from small units known as amino acids

Question 5

trait

Answer 5

A characteristic of an organism; can be genetic or

acquired

Question 6

variants

Answer 6

Different forms or versions of something

Question 7

amino acids

Answer 7

Amino acids are tiny little chemicals inside our bodies that are often referred to the building blocks of life.

Question 8

structure

Answer 8

The arrangement of parts to form a living thing

Question 9

Mutations can change proteins which affect-

Answer 9

structures and functions of traits of organisms

Question 10

function

Answer 10

what something does

Question 11

what are genes?

Answer 11

blueprints that encode information for the production of proteins in an organism

Question 12

mutations

Answer 12

change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome.

Question 13

what do genes control?

Answer 13

it controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc. of a living thing.