Protein Synthesis And DNA Flashcards
1
Q
What is a chromosome?
A
Single strand of DNA
2
Q
What is a gene?
A
Stretch of DNA that code for a trait; make proteins
3
Q
Parts of DNA
A
Phosphate, sugar, base
4
Q
4 bases of DNA and their pairings
A
A, T
C, G
5
Q
What do proteins do?
A
Build things, lead to traits
6
Q
Why are proteins important?
A
Break down food, gives traits
7
Q
Role of DNA
A
Holds genes
8
Q
Traits of RNA
A
Single stranded Uracil Anywhere Ribose mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
9
Q
How many nucleotides are in a codon?
A
3
10
Q
How many amino acids in 1 codon?
A
I amino acid
12
Q
How many different amino acids are there?
A
20 amino acids
12
Q
Traits of DNA
A
Double stranded
Thymine
In nucleus
Sugar
13
Q
What does transcription do?
A
Changes DNA to mRNA in the nucleus
14
Q
What happens in translation?
A
Changes mRNA to proteins in the ribosome
15
Q
Which comes first- transcription or translation?
A
Transcription
