Structure Of The Genome Flashcards
1
Q
What is an organisms genome?
A
It’s entire hereditary information encoded in DNA
2
Q
What is a genome made up of?
A
Genes and other DNA sequences that don’t code for proteins
3
Q
What does most of the eukaryotic genome consist of?
A
Non-coding sequences
4
Q
What are genes?
A
DNA sequences that code for proteins
5
Q
The non coding region of the genome is important for?
A
Regulation of transcription
Protection of DNA
Transcription of non translated RNA
6
Q
What are examples of non translated forms of rna?
A
tRNA
rRNA
