The Structure of the Genome 1.5 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the genome of an organism?
A
The genome of an organism is its entire
hereditary information encoded in DNA.
2
Q
What is a genome made up of?
A
A genome is made up of genes and other
DNA sequences that do not code for
proteins.
3
Q
What is most of the eukaryotic genome made up of?
A
Most of the eukaryotic genome consists of
non-coding sequences.
4
Q
What are DNA sequences that code for a protein defined as?
What happens to the other sequences?
A
DNA sequences that code for protein are
defined as genes.
Other sequences regulate transcription and others are
transcribed but n
5
Q
What are the two non-translated forms of RNA?
A
tRNA and rRNA are non-translated forms
of RNA.
