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| Name the structures in the nucleus which hold the genetic information. |
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| Name the chemical that chromosomes are made of. |
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| DNA / deoxyribonucleic acid |
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| Give the term used for the section of a chromosome which codes for 1 amino acid? |
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| What term is used to describe the shape of a DNA molecule? |
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| What holds the two strands of a DNA molecule together? |
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| (weak) hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases |
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| Give the definition of a gene. |
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| a section of DNA that codes for a protein |
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| Name the four bases in DNA. |
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| Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine |
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| What is the complementary base pairing rule? |
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| What is the importance of the sequence of bases on DNA? |
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| it determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein (and therefore the shape of the protein) |
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| What is the site of protein synthesis? |
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| What is the site of mRNA synthesis? |
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| What is the role of mRNA? |
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| to take a complementary copy of the DNA code to the ribosome |
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| Name the subunits that are joined together at a ribosome to make a protein, |
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