Biology - DNA
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What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What does DNA determine?
What inherited characteristics you have
What is DNA found in?
Chromosomes
What is DNA made up of?
Two strands in the shape of a double helix (polymer)
What is a gene?
Small section of DNA found on a chromosome
What does each gene code for?
A particular sequence of amino acids which are put together to make a specific protein
How many amino acids are used to make thousands of different proteins?
20
What do genes do?
Tells the cell in what order to put the amino acids
What is a genome?
Entire set of genetic material in an organsim
Why is understanding the human genome important?
Allows scientists to idetify genes in the genome that is linked to other types of diseases
Knowing what genes are linked to inherited diseases can help us find effective treatments
To trace migration. Humans descended from a common ancestor in Africa, and now all over the world.
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