1.5 The Structure of the Genome Flashcards
1
Q
What is the genome of an organism?
A
The entire hereditary information of an organism encoded in DNA
2
Q
What makes up the genome?
A
genes and other sequences of DNA that do not code for the production of proteins
3
Q
does the eukaryotic genome consist of mainly non-coding sequences or coding sequences?
A
Mainly non-coding sequences
4
Q
What is a gene?
A
A sequence of DNA that codes of the production of a protein
5
Q
What do non-coding sequences of the DNA do?
A
regulate transcription and some are transcribed but then never translated
6
Q
what do tRNA and rRNA have in common?
A
they are both the non-translated forms of RNA
