The structure of DNA and protein synthesis

• What is DNA made up of?

  Polymers that are repeated to be called nucleotides
• What does a nucleotide contain?

  One sugar molecule, one phosphate molecule and one base
• Which bases join to which sugar?

  A to T and C to G
• How many bases code an amino acid?

  3
• How do ribosomes make proteins?

  They use the code from the DNA
• How is the code sent to the ribosome?

  A molecule called mRNA acts as a messenger between the DNA and the ribosome
• Name 3 types of protein

  Enzymes, hormones, structural proteins