Key Area 1.5 Structure of the Genome Flashcards
1
Q
What is the genome?
A
The genome of an organism is its hereditary information encoded in DNA.
2
Q
What dies the genome code for?
A
Proteins
3
Q
What 2 types of regions is the genome comprised of?
A
Coding and non-coding regions
4
Q
What do non-coding regions do?
A
Regulate transcription and the transcription of RNA
5
Q
Do we know the function of all non-coding regions?
A
No some non coding regions have no known function.
