DNA & the Genome (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards

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DNA & the Genome
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Genetic material in the nucleus

DNA

Type of molecule DNA is

Polymer

Number of strands in DNA

Two

DNA structure (strands wrapping round each other)

Double helix

Structures containing DNA in nucleus

Chromosomes

Number of nitrogenous bases in DNA

Four

How bases pair up in DNA

Complementary pairs

Small section of DNA on a chromosome

Gene

Structure of a gene

Triplet of bases

What a gene codes for

Sequence of amino acids to make a protein

What chains of amino acids form

Protein

All genes coding for all proteins in organism

Genome

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