Review -DNA , gene and chromosomes Transcription

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What is the complementary DNA strand for TTA CCG ACG TAG?

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AAT GGC TGC ATC

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What causes the mRNA to be smaller than the original synthesized in the nucleus?

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Removal of introns from the mRNA molecule.

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How are DNA and RNA similar?

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They both have C and G.

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What are the backbones of the DNA structure made up of?

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Repeating phosphates and sugars.

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How is genetic information organized from smallest to largest?

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Nucleotides, gene, chromosome, genome, nucleus, cell.

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What is a gene?

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A segment of DNA that contains the instructions for building a protein.

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What is the function of mRNA?

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To carry genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What are chromosomes?

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Structures made of DNA and proteins that contain genetic information.

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What is transcription?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What are introns?

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Non-coding segments of RNA that are removed during RNA processing.