Structure Of The Genome Flashcards
1
Q
What is the genome of an organism defined as?
A
It’s entire heredity information encoded in DNA.
2
Q
What does the genome of an organism contain?
A
Both coding and non-coding sequences.
3
Q
What are DNA sequences which code for protein defined as?
A
Genes
4
Q
What is a genome made up of?
A
Genes and other DNA sequences that do not code for protein.
5
Q
What do non-coding sequences include?
A
Those that regulate transcription and those that are transcribed to RNA but are never translated.
6
Q
What do non-translated forms of RNA include?
A
tRNA, rRNA and RNA fragments.
7
Q
What does most of the eukaryotic genome consist of?
A
These non-coding sequences.
8
Q
What do some non-coding sequences have?
A
No known function
