structures of ribonucleic acid

Question 1

how is the coded information on the DNA in the nucleus transferred to the cytoplasm

Answer 1

sections of DNA code transcribed onto RNA

Question 2

what is a genome

Answer 2

-the complete set of genes in a cell
-including those in mitochondria and chloroplasts

Question 3

what is a proteome

Answer 3

full range of proteins produced by the genome

Question 4

what is mRNA

Answer 4

-long strand of mononucleotides
-base sequence of mRNA determined by the sequence of bases on a length of DNA
-acts as a template in ribosomes for protein synthesis
-suited for its function because it possesses information in the form of codons

Question 5

what is tRNA

Answer 5

-made up of around 80 nucleotides
-single stranded chain folded into a 4 leaf clover shape
-different tRNA bind to a specific amino acid
-anticodon on the opposite side of the tRNA–

Question 6

what is an anticodon

Answer 6

• at the opposite site of the tRNA
  -contains base pairings complimentary to codon on mRNA