Deoxynucleic Acid (DNA), the blueprint for life, polymer of nucleotides, composed of 4 DNA bases (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine), guides protein synthesis
Protein synthesis
Guided by DNA, involves transcription in the nucleus and translation in the cytoplasm
DNA bases
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine
DNA bases pairing
Adenine pairs with Thymine, Guanine pairs with Cytosine
Genetic code
Each consecutive bases on mRNA is a codon that specifies an amino acid
Codons
Groups of three nucleotides in mRNA that correspond to specific amino acids
nucleotides
repeatedly joined together to form a DNA strand
Methionine
in eukaryotes, it also specifies the amino acids
mRNA
it transcribes the DNA
mRNA
direct result of transcription
codons
Transfer RNA's bind during translation
Function of DNA
it controls the production of cell
What happens in the process of translation?
A polypeptide is formed as dictated by the nucleotide sequences in mRNA
Transformation
Process of the uptake of recombinant plasmids into bacteria cells
