Semi-conservative
2 strands on parental DNA molecule separate when H bond disrupts;
Each strand acts as a template;
New H bonds form;
Each Daughter cell inherits a DNA molecule that is hybrid;
One newly synthesised; one parental
Central dogma?
Flow of genetic information from DNA through RNA to proteins
Gene
Specific seq of nucleotides along a DNA molecule;
Codes for a specific seq of aa in a polypeptide chain
Codon
Triplet bases found in mRNA;
Complementary to the triplets of bases found in a DNA template