DNA and the production if protiens

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what is the structure of DNA

a double standard helix held by complementary base pairs

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what does DNA carry

genetic information for making proteins

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what are the four bases that make up the genetic code

thymine

cytosine

guanine

adenine

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what is A always paired with

T

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what is C always paired with

G

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what is a gene

a section of DNA which codes for a protein

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what is messenger RNA (mRNA)

a molecule which carries a complementary copy of the genetic code from the DNA to a ribosome where the protein in assembled from amino acid