GCSE Biology Notes: DNA and Genetics
Ace your GCSE Biology exams with these clear, concise notes on DNA and Genetics. Key topics include:
DNA structure, chromosomes, genes, and protein synthesis
Genetic mutations, reproduction (sexual and asexual), mitosis & meiosis
Diagrams and examples fo...
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containscodedinformationwhichareinstructions
fororgansims tomakethemwork DNA isfoundinlongstructures
calledchromosomes Chromosomes
normallycomeinpairs
Titan
sayof containslayers
nucleus
arm ofDNA
Genes
Geneisasmallsection DNAEach codes
of
gene fortellsthecellstomake aparticlarsequenceofaminoacidswhich
form a specificprotien Only20aminoacidsare usedtomakeupthousandsofdifferentprotiensGenestellcellswh
Ordertoputtheaminoacidstogether DNAalsodetermineswhatprotiensthecellproduces determineswhattype cell
of
which linkedtoinheriteddiseasesthelptounderstandthembetter helptodeveloptreatments
nowing genes are
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of of
Splitoffastherearetinydifferencesingenomewhenpeoplemovedaway
Structure
of
tisapolymerandhasadoublehelixstructuretismadeupofnucleotides achnucleotidesconsistsofasugaraphosphate
andabase_baseEitherATCorG joinstoeachsugarteachbaselinkstoabaseontheoppositestrandinthehelixA
andCpairswithG complementarybasepairingThe
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of order amino
of
acidsinaprotie
nucleotide thecodefromtheDNAtotheRibosomes hisisdone
using
a moleculecalledMRNA whichismade code
bycopyingthe fro
INA hem isamessengerbetweentheDNAandthe
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Ribosomesinthecorrectorder
bycarriermolecules
Trotein unctions
chemicalreactions in
nzymes actasbiologicalcatalyststospeedup body
ormones Usedto aroundthebody
carrymessages
Structural Proteins are
physicallystronge gcollagen strengthensconnectivetissues
u a ions
mutationis a randomchangein anorganism'sDNA can
beinherited
mutationschangethesequence
oftheDNAbasesin a genewhichproducesa geneticvariantthissometimes
protienthatit
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forMostmutationsdonthaveaneffectontheprotienhow
somedohaveanaffectandmeansthemutationwillcode
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Whichaffectits
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