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Flashcards by freya_caffyn-rya, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by freya_caffyn-rya
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Where are chromosomes found? | nucleus |
| what do chromosomes contain? | genetic information |
| what are chromosomes made of? | chemical called DNA |
| What does one gene contain? | instructions for one protein |
| what does a gene carry? | genetic information |
| Each gene is a length of what? | DNA |
| What does DNA contain? | genetic information |
| What is the structure of DNA? | double helix |
| describe a double helix structure | two strands linked together at regular intervals by bases |
| name the two complementary pairs | adenine and thymine, cytosine and guanine |
| what else are in a DNA structure | sugar and phosphates |
| what join the bases? | weak hydrogen bonds |
| What does the order of DNA contain? | Information needed to form the proteins for body cells |
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