DNA Structure
What is a Karyotype?
A picture of our chromosomes
What is the ribose?
A short segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein.
What is a gene?
The monomer for Nucleic Acids
What are Nucleotides?
What gender am I?
XX
Female
This molecule is single-stranded.
What is RNA?
The site of protein synthesis.
What is the ribosome?
What is phosphate and sugar (deoxyribose)?
How many chromosomes does humans have?
23 pairs or 46 chromosomes
The nitrogen base that RNA has instead of Thymine (T)
What is Uracil (U)?
Two organisms that are more closely related will have more similarities in this.
What is DNA sequences/genes?
The difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells is that eukaryotic cells have this.
What is a nucleus?
This is the name of the building blocks of DNA (it contains three molecules).
What is nucleotide?
Whats the job of a karyogenetist?
Analyze your Chromosomes and determine if you have a genetic or chromosomic disorder (disease)
If the DNA sequence is GCAATC, this is the mRNA sequence.
What is CGUUAG?
A collection of DNA that is 32% Cytosine (C) will have this much Guanine (G).
What is 32%?
The type of bond found between nucleotides
What are hydrogen bonds?
The 3 parts of a nucleotide.
What is phosphate, sugar, base.
What happens if i have a trisomy on the 21st chromosome pair?
Down Syndrome
The location that mRNA goes to with its copy of the DNA message
Where is the ribosome?
A sample of DNA has 28% Cytosine (C) so it will have this amount of Adenine (A).
What is 22%?
When a protein is in conditions that are too hot or too acidic, they do this.
What is denature?