Genetics Flashcards
1
Q
What is the relationship between gene and DNA
A
Genes are sections of DNA that code for proteins. The rest of DNA codes for nothing
2
Q
What is the process of how genes in the DNA are turned into a phenotype that can be seen
A
Gene expression
3
Q
What is the genetic makeup of an organism
A
Genotype
4
Q
What is the appearance of an organism
A
Phenotype
5
Q
What is it when DNA unwinds and serves as a template for mRNA synthesis and when RNA polymerase reads DNA and adds RNA nucleotides
A
Transcription
6
Q
What is it when chromosomes duplicate and make exact copies of the DNA
A
Replication
7
Q
What is DNA
A
Deoxyribonucleic acid, The material that stores the information that determines an organisms characteristics
