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FlashCards por francesca graham, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por francesca graham
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| Questão | Responda |
| What does DNA stand for? | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| What does DNA contain? | The instructions to but an organism together and make it work |
| Where is DNA found? | In the nucleus, in really long molecules called chromosomes |
| What is a gene? | A section of DNA |
| What does a gene contain? | The instructions to make a specific protein |
| How do cells make proteins? | By stringing a long chain of amino acids together in a particular order |
| How many different amino acids are used to make different proteins? | 20 |
| What do genes tell the cells? | What order to put the amino acids in |
| What determines what proteins the cell produces e.g. hemoglobin, keratin? | DNA |
| What determines what type of cell a cell is? | The protein that is produced by that cell |
| When WON'T a person's DNA be unique? | If they were identical siblings (twins) or if they are a clone |
| What is DNA fingerprinting? | It's a way of cutting up a person's DNA into small sections and then separating them. Then telling people apart by comparing samples of their DNA |
| When is DNA fingerprinting used (2 examples)? | 1) Forensic science 2) Paternity testing |
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