Reproduction (AQA GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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What does DNA stand for?
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is a genome?
What is a genome?
All of an organism's genetic material
Where is DNA found in cells?
Where is DNA found in cells?
Nucleus
What are chromosomes?
What are chromosomes?
Structures where DNA is tightly packed
What are cells with a nucleus called?
What are cells with a nucleus called?
Eukaryotic cells
What shape is DNA?
What shape is DNA?
Double helix
Building blocks of DNA
Building blocks of DNA
Nucleotides
Three parts of a nucleotide
Three parts of a nucleotide
Phosphate group, sugar, base
Four DNA bases
Four DNA bases
A (Adenine), T (Thymine), G (Guanine), C (Cytosine)
How many bases code for one amino acid?
How many bases code for one amino acid?
Three
What do amino acids join to form?
What do amino acids join to form?
Proteins
What is a gene?
What is a gene?
Small section of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a protein
What do genes code for?
What do genes code for?
Specific proteins
Mitochondrial DNA is inherited from
Mitochondrial DNA is inherited from
Mother only
Human genome project helps scientists
Human genome project helps scientists
Find disease genes, understand inherited conditions, develop treatments