Biology GCSE
Genes and genetic information
What Genes and genetic information means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Genes and genetic information
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Each chromosome carries many genes, and the sequence of bases along the DNA determines the proteins that the cell can make.
Topics that use Genes and genetic information
- DNA and the genome (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Amino acid sequence
- Applications of genomics in medicine
- Balanced argument and judgement
- Base sequence
- chromosomes
- Chromosomes and inheritance
- Complementary base pairing
- DNA
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