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Genes
Part B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are Chromosomes | thread like structure made up of DNA & is formed with chromatin and proteins |
| What are Chromatin | controls the function & characteristics of a cell |
| What are the 3 parts of DNA | Codon. Protein & Gene |
| What are Nitrogenous bases | Adenine (A) <-> Thymine (T) , Guanine ( G) <-> Cytosine (C) |
| What are codons | A 3 nucleotide sequence in which the order of the nitrogenous bases make up a certain amino acid |
| What are nucleotides | Created by nitrogenous bases which creates the rung |
| What are amino acids / proteins | Amino acids join together to form a protein which carries out a specific task set out from the DNA |
| What are genes | A segment of a DNA strand which controls a certain trait of a person |
| What is Phenylketonuria | Body does not have an enzyme to digest the amino acid phenylalanine found in certain proteins. - Test: check babies blood to see if they have the protein enzyme |
| What is Down syndrome | Embryo contains an extra chromosome (24 instead of 23) - Test: test amniotic sac fluid and micrograph of each pair of chromosomes is taken |
| What is Huntington disease | Affects nerves cells so that a person loses muscle control - Test: DNA screening of individual for the gene. Babies have a 50% chance of inheriting it if one parent has this disease |
| What is a transgenic organism | A genetically modified organism whose genes are altered or genes from another species are inserted |
| What is genetic engineering | The process of combining genes from one organism to another |
| What are mutations | occurs when the codon sequence in the gene segment of the DNA strand is changed in the order it was in |
| What are mutagens | radiation or substances that cause the genes to mutate |
| What is cloning | the process of creating identical genetic copies of an organism |