Molecules of Life

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what are ribosomes?
site of protein synthesis
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complementary base pairing
A-T G-C
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What does the DNA base code determine?
Protein structure
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where does respiration occur ?
mitochondria
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what are chromosomes made of and what do they contain?
made of DNA and contain genes
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What does genetic code control ?
cell activity and production of different proteins
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why do liver and muscle cells have a large number of mitochondria?
need large amounts of energy to carry out their functions
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What is the structure to DNA and how many bases does it have ?
double helix structure and 4 different bases
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Name all the scientists involved in discovery of the structure of DNA
Watson, Crick, Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins,Erwin Chargaff
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What is the copied made by transcription called?
mRNA (messenger RNA)
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Explain the journey of mRNA
mRNA leaves the nucleus and travels to the ribosomes
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What is translation (ribosomes)?
At the ribosomes the mRNA code is used to put the amino acids together in the right order and form the protein
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