AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The order of nitrogenous bases in DNA determines the order of ____ in proteins.
A
nucleic acids
B
lactic acids
C
Phosphates
D
amino acids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer : The order of nitrogenous bases in DNA determines the order of codons mRNA, which determines the order of amino acids in protein.

Detailed explanation-2: -The order of nitrogen bases in the mRNA will determine the type and order of amino acids in a protein. Some codons do not code for amino acids; they provide instructions for assembling the protein. More than one codon can code for the same amino acid. However, for any one codon, there can be only one amino acid.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The order, or sequence, of these bases determines the information available for building and maintaining an organism, similar to the way in which letters of the alphabet appear in a certain order to form words and sentences. DNA bases pair up with each other, A with T and C with G, to form units called base pairs.

Detailed explanation-5: -The actual order of the amino acids in the protein is called its primary structure and is determined by DNA. The order of deoxyribonucleotide bases in a gene determines the amino acid sequence of a particular protein.

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