| What is a Gene, in DNA? | -A Gene just means it Codes for 1 Protein |
| What is a Protein made up of? | -Proteins, a Polymer, is made up of Amino Acids.
-Every Protein will have a Different Number of Amino Acids, in a Different Order - meaning they will have a Different Shape? |
| How does the Order of Amino Acids work? How do Amino Acids read the Bases? | -The Order on the Baes in DNA will Affect the Order of Amino Acids in the Ribosomes or the Cytoplasm [Where they are]
-Amino Acids also read the Bases in Threes - so Each Amino Acid is Coded by a Sequence of 3 Bases in the Gene. Triplet Code. |
| So how are Proteins made? | -Information for the Protein is in the DNA - the Gene.
-However, the DNA can't Leave the Nucleus, so it needs to get the Information out of the Nucleus and in the Cytoplasm.
-It achieves this by mRNA, which has the DNA being used for a Template - which then has Complementary Basing [Opposite Pairs] so A --> U [Uracil replaces Thymine] T-->A C-->G G-->C
-That entire Step is Called Transcription
-Now, the mRNA leaves the Nucleus and enters the Cytoplasm - which has Amino Acids read the Triplet Codes which will then get in the Right Order. This is Translation |
