DNA & RNA
By: Megan Smith
DNA
DNA is the chemical name for the molecule that carries genetic instructions in all living things.
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What does DNA do?
DNA contains the instructions needed for an organism to develop, survive and reproduce. To carry out these functions, DNA sequences must be converted into messages that an be used to produce proteins, which are the complex molecules that do most of the work in our bodies.
Where is DNA located?
DNA is found in organisms called eukaryotes also, DNA is found inside a special area of the cell called the nucleus
What is DNA made of?
DNA is made of chemical building blocks called nucleotides; These building blocks are made of three parts: a phosphate group, a sugar group and one of four types of nitrogen bases.
What is the structure of DNA?
DNA is one of the nucleic acid, information-containing molecules in the cell (ribonucleic acid, or RNA is the other nucleic acid).
Heredity
DNA is heredity, this is why everyone looks like their parents or close family members.
Replication
The enzyme DNA helicase unzips the DNA double helix, breaking the hydrogen bonds that hold the nitrogen bases together
Protein Production
It consists of 2 major steps: transcription & translation together transcription and translation are known as gene expression.
What is RNA?
Ribonucleic acid is one of the three major biological macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life (along with DNA and proteins).
Types of RNA
- rRNA or Ribosomal RNA
- mRNA or messenger RNA
- tRNA or Transfer RNA