DNA Function Structure

DNA                                                

DNA is...

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is a nucleic acid that hold genetic material and can help with cellular functions. DNA can be thought of as a blueprint of life or the definition of all living things. James Watson and Francis Crick were the ones who discovered the DNA structure.  DNA is a double helix or its look can be compared to a twisting ladder. The shape of DNA can help hold the genetic information as well as give the cells there functions

What makes up DNA?...

Deoxyribose sugars, a phosphate, and nucleotide base is what DNA is made up of.  The sides of the ladder are made up of sugars and phosphate atoms. The “rungs” of the ladder (DNA) are made up of “bases”. The bases attach to a sugar in the DNA.  Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G) are the four bases in DNA. Adenine (A) pairs with Thymine (T), and Cytosine (C) pairs with Guanine (G). Hydrogen Bonds are what holds these bases together.

Reflection...

Throughout this unit I learned how important DNA is to living organisms. DNA is the basic blueprint for life.  It holds all your genetic information and without that there would be no you.  DNA has a huge part in determining how the body functions as well. I enjoyed learning the unit.  It was almost like a puzzle, we took pieces of information and finally put them all together and it all kind of clicked. 

Citations:

https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2015/07/13/artificial-dna-acts-just-like-the-real-thing-does-that-mean-we-should-we-make-it/

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/cell6.htm

http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/08/20/100-facts-about-dna/

Olivia Marshall