DNA structure

• What is the structure of DNA described as?

  A double helix
• What is DNA found in?

  • Chromosomes
• What is a gene?

  A short section of DNA
• How are proteins made?

  • By joining together amino acids
  • Using the genetic code from DNA
• What does DNA contain that is essential for protein synthesis?

  A genetic code
• What is the human genome?

  • The entire genetic material that makes a human
  • Includes genes linked to diseases
  • Helps understand and treat inherited disorders
  • Traces human migration patterns
• What are some applications of studying the human genome?

  Searching for genes linked to diseases
• What is the definition of a genome?

  The entire genetic material of an organism
• What is DNA composed of?

  • DNA is a polymer of molecules called nucleotides
  • The phosphate group and sugar molecule in DNA never change
• What are the four bases of DNA?

  • A
  • T
  • G
  • C
• What does it mean that DNA bases are complementary?

  They have specific pairs: A pairs with T and G pairs with C
• Which base pairs with Adenine (A) in DNA?

  Thymine (T)
• Which base pairs with Guanine (G) in DNA?

  Cytosine (C)
• One pair of chromosomes determine the sex of an individual