Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Do you really know what DNA is?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
More commonly known as DNA , is found in eukaryote cells and is the main constituent for chromosomes. DNA carries your genetic information.
DNA Structure and components
DNA structure is a double helix or a twisted ladder.
It is made of adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine. It also has a phosphate group and sugar (deoxyribose.)
It is made of adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine. It also has a phosphate group and sugar (deoxyribose.)
DNA location
DNA is located inside chromosomes which are located inside the nucleus of a eukaryote cell, which are found in ALL living things!
Protein Synthesis
How protein is produced.
What does DNA actually do?
Basic Job
DNA is a record of instructions that tells the cell its job. These instructions are vital for an organism to develop, strive, and reproduce. DNA produces carrier proteins which do most of the work in our bodies
Heredity
Heredity is determined by your genes, which you get from your parents. It determines your hair color, eye color, height, etc.
DNA Replication
DNA Replication Song
RNA
ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins, although in some viruses RNA rather than DNA carries the genetic information.
Types of RNA
There are three major types of RNA.
Messenger RNA
Ribosomal RNA
Transfer RNA
Messenger RNA
Ribosomal RNA
Transfer RNA
RNA's Job
Most RNAs function in an information carrying and/or processing mode in the cell. The overall information processes of the cell are given in the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology: DNA makes RNA makes Protein. RNA is involved as a carrier of information, and as a catalyst for the synthesis of the peptide bond.