DNA

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  • Created on: 07-11-17 17:24
What is DNA
Chemical that all of the genetic material in a cell is made up from
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What does a gene do
Codes for a sequence of amino acids
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What does genome mean
The entire set of genetic material in an organism
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Why is understanding the genome important
Allows scientists to identify genes in the genome that are linked to disease
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DNA Structure
Polymer made up of nucleotides
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What is a nucleotide made of
one sugar molecule, one phosphate molecule and one base
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What are the bases
A - T and C-G
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mRNA
Made by copying code from DNA and carries code to ribosomes
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What are insertions
A new base is inserted in to the DNA sequence
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Substitutions
When a random base is changed in the DNA
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Deletions
When a random base is deleted from the DNA base sequence
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