DNA - Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (Edexcel GCSE Biology Combined Science): Flashcards
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DNA full name
DNA full name
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNA structure shape
DNA structure shape
Double helix
Building blocks of DNA
Building blocks of DNA
Nucleotides
Four nitrogenous bases in DNA
Four nitrogenous bases in DNA
Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), Thymine (T)
Adenine (A) pairs with
Adenine (A) pairs with
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C) pairs with
Cytosine (C) pairs with
Guanine (G)
A codon is
A codon is
A group of three bases coding for a specific amino acid
Two main stages of protein synthesis
Two main stages of protein synthesis
Transcription and translation
A gene is
A gene is
Small section of DNA on chromosome coding for a protein
The genome is
The genome is
All genes coding for all proteins within an organism