DNA and protiensynthesis

Question 0

Describe the appearance and function of DNA

Answer 0

Double stranded helix with complimentary base pairs which caries genetic information for making proteins

Question 1

What does DNA stand for?

Answer 1

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 2

What are the bases called and what do they code for?

Answer 2

Adenosine + Thymine
Cytosine + Guanine
3 bases = 1 amino acid
The order determines a different amino acid and they code for the shape and function of proteins including structural, enzymes, hormones, antibodies and receptors

Question 3

Describe the process of proton synthesis

Answer 3

1. mRNA carries a copy of the DNA out of the nucleus out into the cytoplasm to meet a ribosome
2. Proteins are then assembled from the base and amino acid order