Every living organism is made of cells. Every cell has a nucleus‚ and every nucleus has chromosomes. Human beings have 46 chromosomes or 23 chromosome pairs and each chromosome contains hundreds of genes. These genes contain the recipes‚ for proteins that make most of the body. Structural proteins form things such as skin‚ hair‚ and muscle. These chromosomes are very long compact coils of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) that store all the information that the body inbeds such as how one looks and functions
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DNA‚ or deoxyribonucleic acid‚ is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA)‚ but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA). The information in DNA is stored as a code made up of four chemical bases: adenine (A)‚ guanine (G)‚ cytosine (C)‚ and thymine (T). The order‚ or sequence‚ of
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Forensic DNA Evidence DNA has become one of the most accurate tools used in law enforcement in determining guilt or innocence. DNA is different in all people it is our “genetic blueprint.” DNA is so significant to law enforcement because DNA left at a crime scene can be collected and tested to see if there is a match. It is unique because it ensures accuracy and fairness. The initial use of DNA began in Britain in 1986; the FBI used it for the first time in the United States two years
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A DNA strand contains a complete representation of everything about our physiology. It also contains instructions on how to form our body by repeated divisions of a single cell. Each cell needs to know when it should‚ split into two‚ split into different kinds of cell for tissue differentiation. Cells also need to know when to stop growing because the body or organ is mature‚ and when it needs to replace tissue lost by injury. All of that is encoded into one molecule. So in other words the benefit
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DNA: DNA is a double-stranded nucleic acid that contains the genetic information for cell growth‚ division‚ and function. DNA‚ or deoxyribonucleic acid‚ is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria .The information in DNA is stored as a code made up of four nitrogen bases which are adenine (A)‚ guanine (G)‚ cytosine (C)‚ and thymine (T). these nitrogen bases are bind with
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The history of DNA structure discovery(sec.4.1): 1869- Johan miescher •studies the nuclei of white blood cells(isolated th material using HCL and digestive proteins •Named the substance nulclein and also found the material was rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. 1919-Pheobus levene •Discovered that DNA was made of chains of nucleotides *see nucleotide structure* 1920 DNAvsRNA * see chart •Thought that 4 nucleotides were connected in the same repeated pattern •protein gas 20 amino acids
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DNA Packaging: Nucleosomes and Chromatin By: Anthony T. Annunziato‚ Ph.D. (Biology Department‚ Boston College) © 2008 Nature Education Citation: Annunziato‚ A. (2008) DNA packaging: Nucleosomes and chromatin. Nature Education 1(1) Each of us has enough DNA to reach from here to the sun and back‚ more than 300 times. How is all of that DNA packaged so tightly into chromosomes and squeezed into a tiny nucleus? The haploid human genome contains approximately 3 billion base pairs of DNA packaged
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Associate Program Material DNA Worksheet Answer the following in at least 100 words: 1. Describe the structure of DNA. DNA is a polymer‚ which is a chemical compound or a mixture of compounds consisting of repeating structural units. These repeating structures are created through polymerization. The monomer‚ meaning one part‚ units of DNA are nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of a five carbon sugar‚ also known as deoxyribose‚ and nitrogen containing base attached to the sugar
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for this lab is if strawberry DNA is separated from other components‚ then when it is placed in a insoluble solution the DNA can eventually be isolated. DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid. Its a self replacing material present in all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the fundamental and distinctive characteristics of someone or something‚ especially when regarded as unchangeable. DNA extraction is the removal of deoxyribonucleic acid from the cells or viruses in which it normally
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Lillian‚ whose children were almost taken from her because her DNA profile indicated that she was not the mother of her children. The test revealed each child shared half of their DNA markers with their father‚ but only twenty-five percent of their DNA matches their mother. Our team will attempt to determine why this mother’s DNA profile does not match her children’s profiles. Hypothesis How is it possible for a mother’s DNA not to match the DNA of her biological children? 1. The “mother”
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