one point three: protein production Flashcards
1
Q
what is the structure of dna?
A
a double stranded helix
2
Q
what is dna held by?
A
complementary base pairs
3
Q
what bases make up the genetic code?
A
adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine
4
Q
what base pairs?
A
a and t | c and g
5
Q
what determines amino acid sequence in protein?
A
base sequence
6
Q
what is mrna (rna)?
A
molecule which carries complementary copy of genetic code
7
Q
what is the mrna journey?
A
carries code from dna to nucleus, to ribosome where protein is assembled
8
Q
what are the three parts of a nucleotide?
A
base, phosphate group, deoxyribose sugar
9
Q
what does three base units code for?
A
one amino acid
10
Q
what is a nucleotide?
A
repeating unit in dna
