Genetic Code

• What is a GENE?

  • A SERIES of BASES on a DNA molecule which CODES for a series of AMINO ACIDS in a POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN
• What BONDS are between AMINO ACIDS and what do they FORM?

  • PEPTIDE BONDS

  • forming a POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN
• What are NON- CODING sections of DNA called

  • INTRONS
• What are CODING regions of DNA called?

  • EXONS
• What is NON- OVERLAPPING?

  • Each TRIPLET is only read ONCE and TRIPLETS don’t SHARE any BASES
• What is DEGENERATE?

  • More than one TRIPLET CODES for the SAME AMINO ACID( can prevent mutations)