GENES
Cells store information so that they can grow, stay alive, and reproduce.
Why do cells store information?
can only pair with thymine.
What is Adenine ?
the subunit of DNA consisting of a sugar, a phosphate and a base
What does DNA look like a nucleotide?
can only pair with cytosine.
What is Guanine
Coded Messages : transcription
What is the —the process that cells use to make RNA copies of a gene ?
ribonucleic acid (RNA)—a type of nucleic acid similar to DNA whose structure is based on the information in a gene
How does a cell “read” DNA?
Coded Messages : Translation
What is the process of converting the DNA code into a protein?
nucleotide bases like letters.
codons like words.
genes like sentences.
How does the structure of DNA hold information?