Vocabulary-Test 1 Flashcards
a linear polymer of amino acids that folds into a particular shape
Protein
a polymer of nucleotides that is an intermediary in the synthesis of proteins from instructions in DNA
RNA
G-C and A-T base pairing in DNA through hydrogen bonds
Complementary
alteration of DNA sequence
Mutation
DNA/protein structures that contain genes
Chromosomes
the entirety of an organism’s hereditary information
Genome
a double-stranded polymer of nucleotides that stores the inherited blueprint of an organism
DNA
Subunit of the DNA macromolecule
nucleotide
the only one of the four bases in RNA that is not in DNA
Uracil
part of a gene that does not contain protein coding information
intron
part of a gene that can contain protein coding information
Exon
DNA information for a single function, such as production of a protein
Gene
what does the genetic code table allow you to interpret/predict?
you can predict the mRNA and DNA sequence that encode for such protein. You cannot predict the exact base pair due to redundancy.
Why do scientists think all of life have common origin?
-Genetic code is shared among all living things (similar)
-many single cell organisms evolved into multicellular organisms
-all living things are related based on the genetic code of how DNA codes for proteins
-many genes are conserved among many or all living things
Autosomal Dominant
genetic disorder that has disorder
