What is DNA, How does it work?

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how many different kinds of chemicals is a DNA molecule made up as

4

the binary code letters are

AGCT

DNA can be compared to the shape of a

Ladder

The lager particles are know as

Proteins

What does RNA stand for

Ribonucleic acid

What does RNA look like

Shorter than DNA and missing one side

How many kinds and shapes are there

21

What shape is DNA

A long spiraling ladder (a double helix)

Amino acids are referred to as the

Building blocks of life

DNA stand for

Deoxyrido Nucleic Acid

Amino acids form

Protiens

A partial copy of a DNA is called

RNA

DNA acts as

The blueprint or recipe for a living things

To what structure in the cytoplasm does the RNA go to upon leaving the nucleus

The ribosome

In order to function properly what must be put together in the perfect shape

amino acids

All cells have the info to

create and duplicate and make variations to itself

proteins along with other chemicals combine to form

living cells

DNA is made up of 4 smaller molecules called

nucleotides

A single strand of DNA spends most of it's life coiled up like a noodle in the

nucleus

Tissues combine to make

organs

where in the cell are the amino acids found

the cytoplasm

what is the fun cation of the ribosome

to build the proteins 3 letters at a time. It takes the amino acids out, as it grows it bends and folds to make a perfect protein.

What is the function of DNA

to tell amino acids how to line up in the right way

living cells combine to make

tuissues


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