DNA What is it? And what does it do?. What two things did you not know, had forgotten or felt were important?

DNAWhat is it? And what does it do?

What two things did you not know, had forgotten or felt were important?

Check for Understanding1) How are traits passed?

Traits are passed through genes

2) When is DNA copied? During Interphase of the Cell Cycle

3) What is the relationship between proteins and amino acids?

20 amino acids come together in various combinations to create proteins

4) Are all proteins the same size? No, they can range from 20 amino acids to

thousands of amino acids

DNA Structure and Function Videos

DNA Structure https

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmDG_fKUTR8

What is DNA and how does it work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwib

gNGe4aY

DNA Replication In Actionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJzcYbt7_E4

Check for Understanding1) What three components make up a

nucleotide subunit? Phosphate, Sugar, Nitrogen Base

2) What are the rules about how the bases pair?

Adenine + Thymine Cytosine + Guanine

3) What is meant by a “triplet” code? Three bases together are the code for one

amino acid

4) What are the steps for DNA replication? Strands separate Nucleotides pair up Two identical strands are formed