DNA Structure
In DNA, Cytosine always bonds with _____.
Guanine
What is a specific segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein (trait)?
a gene
The site of transcription.
nucleus
The site of translation in the cell.
cytoplasm (ribosomes)
This is the SHAPE DNA is described as.
a double helix
The process where one DNA molecule forms two identical DNA molecules is ?
DNA replication
in RNA what base bonds with adenine?
Uracil
The product of translation (what translation makes)
protein
The 4 nitrogenous base names
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine
What is the purpose of meiosis?
What is to produce egg and sperm cells that have only one copy of each chromosome.
THe meaning of the "m" in mRNA.
messenger
The meaning of "t" in tRNA
Transfer
Each DNA molecule is composed of these units
nucleotides
True or False: If there is a gene for eye color on one chromosome of a homologous pair, then the other chromosome of that pair also contains a gene for an eye color.
What is True
During transcription, the information in a DNA molecule is copied to produce ___________ molecule?
mRNA
In which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate into two different chromosomes?
anaphase
The 3 parts of a nucleotide.
phosphate, sugar, base
The body of cells of a rabbit contain 44 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would a rabbit egg cell
22
A codon codes for a(n)?
amino acid
The molecule that brings amino acids to the ribosomal unit
tRNA