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Thursday, 27 February 2020

DNA Questions

Please answer these questions by reading the information provided from https://www.ducksters.com/science/biology/dna.php


What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is a Codon?
Three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA
What is the specific shape of a DNA called?
Double helix
Complete this sentence - Even though there are only four different letters, DNA molecules
are thousands of letters long. 


What percentage of our DNA makes us unique?
99.9 percentage of our DNA is Unique
Are our DNA molecules long? What evidence from the text can you provide
to support your answer?
Yes because it is 2m long and if the cells join together it would be twice the size. 
What are genes?
It Tell us how to grow and survive
What is the relationship between cells and DNA?
Genes specify the structure of particular proteins that make up each cell
How many cells do we have in our bodies?

37.2 trillion cells

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