Genetic Code

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Question 1

The genetic code is based on sequences of three bases called .

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B: codons

Question 2

Amino acids are used to build .

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proteins

Question 3

DNA is coiled into chromosomes in a cell’s

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nucleus

Question 4

Codons form a unit of the genetic code that determines a specific .

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amino acid

Question 5

Depending on the organism, the number of

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chromosomes

Question 6

Segments of DNA transferred from parent to offspring are called

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genes

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