Section 1

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Cards (11)

Section 1

(11 cards)

Mean length

Front

476 amino acids

Back

Genome

Front

3 billion base parts in the genome

Back

G-C

Front

bond by 3 hydrogen bonds

Back

What good nucleic acid?

Front

DNA holds the instructions for making proteins. 1% of chromosomes actually have instructions. 20,000 genes in the human genome.

Back

Median length

Front

350 amino acids

Back

Proteins

Front

Long stings of amino acids. Not actually strings, they fold according to predictable patterns, usually glob-shape.

Back

Peptide bond

Front

Responsible for holding the amino acids together. For this reason, proteins are also called polypeptides.

Back

A-T

Front

bond by 2 hydrogen bonds

Back

Amino acids

Front

20 similar looking molecules. Have "N" side and "C" side.

Back

DNA

Front

contains 4 nitrogenous bases. Adenine, Thyme, Guanine, and Cytosine.

Back

Poly

Front

meaning much/many.

Back