Protein Synthesis Flashcards
1
Q
Where are:
Chromosomes found
A
Nucleus
2
Q
What is:
DNA?
A
- Long list of instructions on how to put an organism together and make it work
- Deoxyribose Nucleoid Acid
3
Q
What is a:
gene
A
A section of DNA that codes for one protein
4
Q
What is the:
Structure of DNA
A
- Double helix
- Has two strands which are in a helix structure
- Held together by chemicals called bases (there r 4)
5
Q
What are the different:
Bases
A
- adenine (A)
- cytosine (C)
- guanine (G)
- thymine (T)
- A always pairs with T and G always pairs with C
- This is called complementary base pairing
6
Q
What is:
Protein Synthesis
A
- Made in Two Steps - Transcription and Translation
- This process makes proteins which determine how cells function
