Ka 5 Flashcards
1
Q
state what is meant by the term genome
A
the genome of an organism is its entire hereditary information encoded in dna
2
Q
describe what the genome is made up of
A
genes
other dna sequences that do not code for proteins
3
Q
what makes up most of the eukaryotic genome
A
non coding sequences
4
Q
give the definition of a gene
A
DNA sequence that code for protein
5
Q
describe what non coding regions of DNA are used for
A
regulate transcription
transcribed into mRNA and tRNA and not translated
