Structure Of The Genome Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the term genome
A
The genome of an organism is its entire hereditary information encoded in DNA.
2
Q
A genome is made up of:
A
Genes and other DNA sequences that do not code for proteins.
3
Q
What does most of the eukaryotic genome consist
A
Non coding sequences.
4
Q
What do other sequences do
A
Regulate transcription and others are transcribed but never translated
5
Q
tRNA and rRNA are
A
Are transcribed but are not translated into proteins.
6
Q
Definition of a gene
A
DNA sequences that code for protein
