Deoxyribose nucleic acid contains all the instructions to put ann organism together & make it work. Its found in the nucleus of animal & plant cells. in really long molecules called chromosomes.
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What is a gene?
A gene is a section of the DNA. It contains the instructions to make a specific protein.
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Cells make protins by...
stringing amino acids together in a particula order.
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How many amino acids are used?
only 20 are used but they make up thousands of different proteins.
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What do genes tell cells?
tell cells in what order to put the amino acids together
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DNA also determines what proteins the...
cell rpoduces
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That in turn determines...
whay type of cell it is e.g. red blood cell, skin cell
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What is a gene?
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A gene is a section of the DNA. It contains the instructions to make a specific protein.
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