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A gene is a segment of DNA that codes for a protein.

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What is the general term that describes uncondensed DNA plus the protein associated with DNA?

Chromatin is the general term that describes uncondensed DNA plus the protein associated with DNA. Chromatin is the complex of DNA and proteins that make up chromosomes in the cell nucleus.


Which best describes the relationship between genes and proteins?

Basically, one gene gives the instructions for making one protein. I'm not sure how much detail you want, here, but a gene is a segment of DNA and the sequence of bases in the DNA determine the sequence of amino acids that make up the protein.


Where does information to make a specific protein come from?

The information to make a specific protein comes from DNA. DNA is the material in a personâ??s genes that makes them who they are.


What feature in a cell containthe DNA sequence to make a specific protein?

gene


What do DNA and protein capsids make up?

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What process is where information is translated and protein is built?

The process you are referring to is called protein synthesis. It involves translating the genetic information stored in DNA into a specific sequence of amino acids that make up a protein. This process occurs in two main stages: transcription and translation.


DNA is used as a blueprint to make this molecule?

In the process of transcription, DNA is used as a blueprint to make m-RNA which codes for a specific protein.


How does DNA make protein?

DNA basically contains the information needed to create protein. Each protein is encoded by a gene, which carries specific physical characteristics for each person.


DNA specifies the information to make what type of molecule?

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Is DNA a protein or not?

That depends. DNA undergoing replication is assisted by varieties of proteins to make a new strand. Also, in order for DNA to be coiled into chromosomes, the DNA must be wrapped around the protein histone. But in the actual structure of DNA, no, there are no proteins.


What organelle is a mass of DNA and protein?

The nucleus is a mass of DNA and protein. It directs the cell to make various proteins and/or lipids that the cell needs to function.


In gene expression and protein synthesis information flows from?

DNA --> RNA --> Proteins -----------------------------------------That simple.