Genetics in Eukaryotes

Question 1

what is a gene?

Answer 1

basic unit of inheritance

Question 2

what is transcription?

Answer 2

copying a section of DNA into RNA

Question 3

what is a regulatory protein?

Answer 3

bind to DNA and regulate protein synthesis related to gene expression

Question 4

what is a genome?

Answer 4

the entire genetic makeup of an organism

Question 5

what kind of features does a prokaryote have?

Answer 5

no nuclear compartment (nucleus floats free), live independently, have cell walls, no mitochondria or very few?

Question 6

eukaryotic features?

Answer 6

DNA enclosed within nucleus, complex cytoskeleton, ability to phagocytose, membrane bound organelles