Gene Definition ANSWERS

A.               Definition  --  a gene (A L L E L E) is a segment of a

           

 

   C H R O M O S O M E 

 

 

 

 

                                       

 

            which often codes in this
          D N A  molecule

 

 

 

                               

    for the production of a single 
    P R O T E I N      a.k.a.   a
    (P O L Y P E P T I D E). 

 

                                                              

                            The subunits of proteins are
                       known as  A M I N O    A C I D S  

 

 

                                                    

   and they are connected together
   to form complex proteins at
   cytoplasmic organelles known as 
   R I B O S O M E S. 

 

 

 

                                                           

    Some of these proteins for which the original gene
    coded form cellular and physical body structures that
    we can actually see such as H A I R 

    (Unbelievable, that is a person standing there.   I also
    thought it was a weird shocking pink ice-cream cone,
    but I too was wrong.) 

 

                               

                                      

 

 

        and  proteins such as  N A I L S,

 

 

 

                                     

   while other proteins known as 
   E N Z Y M E S  (Gee! this diagram
   looks very familiar) function to
   regulate the  R A T E  of
                                                          chemical reactions

 

        Now, wasn't that a fun section??