Dna
[B][COLOR="blue"][SIZE="5"][CENTER]DNA - DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID[/CENTER][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
[center][img]http://www.biologycorner.com/resources/DNA-colored.gif[/img][/center] [B]DNA is the blueprint of life (has the instructions for making an organism) established by James Watson and Francis Crick [/B] [COLOR="blue"]---codes for your genes ---shape of a double helix ---made of repeating subunits called nucleotides [/COLOR] [B][COLOR="blue"]Gene [/COLOR][/B]- a segment of DNA that codes for a protein, which in turn codes for a trait (skin tone, eye color..etc), a gene is a stretch of DNA. [COLOR="blue"][B]Nucleotide[/B][/COLOR] - consists of a sugar, phosphate and a base Nucleotides (also called Bases) [B]Adenine, Thymine, , Guanine, Cytosine or A, T, G, C[/B] Nucleotides pair in a specific way - called the Base-Pair Rule Adenine pairs to Thymine Guainine pairs to Cytosine [COLOR="blue"]There is a double bond between A and T.[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]There is a tripple bond between C and G.[/COLOR] Memory helper - think "A T Granite City") - which is where you live *The rungs of the ladder can occur in any order (as long as the base-pair rule is followed) [B][COLOR="blue"][SIZE="4"]How the code works[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] For instance, a stretch of DNA could be AATGACCAT - which would code for a different gene than a stretch that read: GGGCCATAG. Those 4 bases have endless combinations just like the letters of the alphabet can combine to make different words. [B][COLOR="blue"][SIZE="4"]DNA REPLICATION[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] Replication is the process where DNA makes a copy of itself. [B]Why does DNA need to copy? [/B] Cells divide for an organism to grow or reproduce, every new cell needs a copy of the DNA or instructions to know how to be a cell. DNA replicates right before a cell divides. DNA replication is semi-conservative. That means that when it makes a copy, one half of the old strand is always kept in the new strand. This helps reduce the number of copy errors. |
Vey very good work zahra. U can also use pnemonic at-gc (at government college). dear,one thing remains in the whole puzzle..where is RNA (it comes between DNA and Proteins.).thanks.
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