AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In a strand of DNA where is the genetic code found?
A
5 carbon Sugar
B
phosphate group
C
Order of nitrogenous bases
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution. If the sequence of nitrogen bases of the coding strand of DNA in a transcription unit is 5’-A T G A A T G-3’ the sequence of bases in its RNA transcript would be 5’-A U G A A U G-3’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The genetic code lies in the order of nitrogen bases. The order of our bases determine the proteins that are coded. The job of the genetic code is to make proteins that then make the expression of our traits possible. So, the above statement is correct.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two nitrogen-containing bases (or nucleotides) that pair together to form the structure of DNA. The four bases in DNA are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T).

Detailed explanation-4: -The sequence of basis on the DNA molecule is what directs the sequence of amino acids in the protein molecule-that’s how it all links together! So, the sequence of bases in DNA codes for the sequence of amino acids of a protein.

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