Genetic Code Flashcards
1
Q
How do genes control characteristics?
A
By providing instructions for the production of proteins
2
Q
What are the instructions in the form of?
A
A code, made up of four bases
3
Q
What do the four bases do?
A
They hold the two strands of the double helix of the DNA molecule together. These bases are always in pairs
4
Q
What are the pairs
A
Adenine (A) and Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C) and Guanine (G)
5
Q
What is a gene?
A
A small section of DNA within the chromosome.
6
Q
What is the order of the bases in the DNA?
A
The order of the bases in the DNA section is the genetic code for the production of a particular protein.
7
Q
What is this?
A
This is how the code determines the end characteristic of any organism
