Reproduction (AQA GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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What is DNA?
What is DNA?
A polymer made up of two strands
How many strands make up a DNA molecule?
How many strands make up a DNA molecule?
Two strands
What is the name of the structure formed when DNA strands wrap around each other?
What is the name of the structure formed when DNA strands wrap around each other?
Double helix
Where is DNA contained in the nucleus?
Where is DNA contained in the nucleus?
In chromosomes
How many nitrogenous bases are there in DNA?
How many nitrogenous bases are there in DNA?
Four
What do the nitrogenous bases form between the DNA strands?
What do the nitrogenous bases form between the DNA strands?
Complementary pairs
What is a gene?
What is a gene?
A small section of DNA on a chromosome
What does a triplet of bases code for?
What does a triplet of bases code for?
A specific protein
What does each gene code for?
What does each gene code for?
A particular sequence of amino acids
What can a chain of amino acids join to make?
What can a chain of amino acids join to make?
A protein
What is the genome?
What is the genome?
All genes coding for all proteins
What has studying the human genome helped with?
What has studying the human genome helped with?
Treatment of inherited disorders