ST3. DNA and The Production of Proteins Flashcards
1
Q
What form does DNA have?
A
Double-stranded helix held by complementary base pairs
2
Q
What does DNA do?
A
DNA carries the genetic information for making proteins
3
Q
What are the 4 bases of DNA?
A
Adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine (A,C,G,T)
4
Q
What letters group with which in DNA?
A
C-G and A-T
5
Q
What makes up the basic genetic code?
A
DNA bases
6
Q
What does the base sequence determine?
A
Amino acids sequence in protein
7
Q
What is a gene?
A
A section of DNA which codes for a protein
8
Q
What is Messenger RNA (mRNA)?
A
A molecule which carries a complementary copy of the genetic code from the DNA, in the ncleus, to a ribosome, where the protein is assembled from amino acids
