Ka1 Structure + Organisation Of DNA Flashcards
How is the genotype determine
Sequence of bases in the DNA
What is an example of a Eukaryotic
Yeast cell
What does a nucleotide include
Phosphate
Deoxyribose sugar
Base
Describe the structure of DNA
long
Double stranded
Twisted helix
Made up of nucleotides
What prime is a deoxyribose sugar
3’
What are the 4 possibke bases
Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine
What are prokaryotes
They have no nucleus - dna is found in cuctlplam
Single circular chromosomes
Have smaller circular plasmids
What are eukaryotics
Have linear chromosomes in the nucleus
Chromosomes are tighter coiled and packed around histones
Have circular chromosomes in the mitochondria and chloroplasts
What is a example of a prokaryote
Bacteria cell