Question: Recalling the Role of Genes

Answer: Segments of

⇒ DNA transferred from parent to offspring are called genes.

Genes determine the

⇒ traits of organisms.

Question: What is the purpose of proteins, and how are they synthesized

Answer: Protein ⇒ Transcription ⇒ Translation

Question: DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Answer: DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid: A double-stranded helical polymer containing the sugar deoxyribose, a phosphate group, and the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine.

-Contains the genetic information for living organisms

-Codes for the synthesis of proteins

Question: RNA: Ribonucleic Acid

Answer: RNA: Ribonucleic Acid: A single-stranded nucleic containing the sugar ribose, a phosphate group, and the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil.

-Moves the DNA code for protein synthesis from the nucleus to ribosomes.

Question: The nucleic acid DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid contains the genetic information for all of the structures and functions of an organism?

RNA: Ribonucleic Acid is a single-stranded nucleic acid that moves the DNA code for protein synthesis from the nucleus to the ribosomes .

Answer: Identifying the Structures of DNA and RNA