DNA and the production of proteins

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Chromosomes are made of DNA.
DNA is found in the nucleus and carries the genetic instructions to make proteins
a gene is a short strand of DNA that codes for a specific protein.
a gene is small part of the DNA strand
the DNA is found in the chromosome
the chromosome is found in the nucleus of the cell
DNA is a double stranded molecule
DNA is made up of 4 bases - Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G) and Thymine (T)
adenine pairs with thymine
cytosine pairs with guanine
DNA strands are held together with complementary base pairings - meaning each base can only pair with one other base
DNA is unique to each person because it is made up of different combinations of the four bases.
The DNA sequence determines what proteins will be produced by the cell, which determine its characteristics.
what is a section of DNA called ? 
Gene
what do genes code for? 
proteins
proteins determine the characteristics of an organism
where is the code to make proteins stored? 
in bases on DNA in the nucleus
MRNA carries a complementary copy of DNA from the nucleus to the ribosome
in the ribosome proteins are made from amino acids
how proteins are made
a complementary copy of the DNA strand is made
the mRNA carries a copy to the ribosome
the order of the DNA bases then determine the order of the amino acids
the order of the amino acids then determines the shape of the protein giving it its function