DNA

Question 1

What is DNA

Answer 1

The chemical that all the genetic material in a cell is made up from

Question 2

What does DNA contain

Answer 2

Coded information (instructions to put an organism together and make it work)

Question 3

Where is DNA found

Answer 3

Found in nucleus of animal and plant cells in really long structures called chromosomes

Question 4

what is the structure of DNA

Answer 4

Polymer made up of two strands coiled together in the shape of a double helix

Question 5

What is a gene

Answer 5

Small section of DNA found on a chromosome

Question 6

What is a chromosome

Answer 6

The structure that DNA is contained in
It is a tight coil

Question 7

How many chromosomes do we have

Answer 7

46
23 pairs

Question 8

What is the 23rd pair of chromosomes

Answer 8

Sex chromome
Women-XX
Men-XY

Question 9

What does each gene code for

Answer 9

Each gene codes for a particular sequence of amino acids to make a specific protein

Question 10

What is the genome

Answer 10

The entire genetic material of an organism

Question 11

What can understanding the human genome help us discover

Answer 11

Search for genes liked to different types of diseases
Understanding and treatment of inherited diseases
Help us trace human migration patterns from the past