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DNA strands fold into paired packages called ...

chromosomes

What is TRANSCRIPTION?

This is when the cell makes a copy of the DNA. (called RNA)

What did Rosalind Franklin do?

She obtained a crystal of DNA molecules and analysed it using Xrays.

What is Down's syndrom (trisomy 21) caused by?

An extra chromosome (in the 21st set)

The base ADENINE can only pair with...

thymine

What are the types of bases in a nucleotide?

adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine.

Who are James Watson and Francis Crick?

the scientist who came up with a double helix DNA model

What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

What is TRANSLATION?

This is when the RNA is converted into a sequence of amino acids that makes up the protein.

The base CYTOSINE can only pair with...

guanine

What three things are nucleotides composed of?

a phosphate group, a sugar and a nitrogen base.

What is RNA (mRNA)?

partial copies of DNA

What's the function of RIBOSOMES?

they build protein, read DNA codes (3 letters at a time), stick amino acids together to form new chains

An important property of DNA is that it can ___

replicate

Where is DNA found in a cell?

In the NUCLEUS of every eukaryotic cell.

What is DNA (how can we define it?)

an instruction manual for how to build life / a molecular blueprint for a living thing

What are NUCLEOTIDES?

Information stored in DNA as a code made up of four types of molecules

What is the structure of DNA filaments called?

a double helix structure

Which chromosomes do males have in there cells? (XX or XY)

XY

Nucleotides assemble in chains through a ____ backbone.

sugar-phosphate

What determines the information to build and maintain an organism?

the order of the bases in nucleotides

How many PAIRS of chromosomes do humans have?

23