Roles of DNA and RNA in the Human Body and Medicine Anatomy and Physiology 1 Dr. Joy Henry Schonathan Crews 3/20/2015 Roles of DNA and RNA in the Human Body and Medicine Introduction Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the foreman of the body with a strict set of blueprints for what needs to be done in an organism’s cell and how.1 Each cell is encoded with a specific sequence of DNA which stores how it is to be made and reproduce. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is the assistant to the foreman
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DNA molecules are very long. They wrap around proteins and wind tightly‚ forming structures called chromosomes. A human somatic (non-sex) cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes. Twenty-two pairs are autosomes‚ which do not differ between the sexes. The autosomes are numbered from 1 to 22‚ with 1 the largest. The other two chromosomes‚ the X and the Y‚ are sex chromosomes. The Y chromosome bears genes that determine maleness. In humans‚ a female has two X chromosomes and a male has one X and one Y. Charts
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DNA and Crime Deoxyribonucleic Acid - the fingerprint of life also know as DNA was first mapped out in the early 1950’s by British biophysicist‚ Francis Harry Compton Crick and American biochemist James Dewey Watson. They determined the three-dimensional structure of DNA‚ the substance that passes on the genetic characteristics from one generation to the next. DNA is found in the chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell. "Every family line has it’s own unique pattern of restriction-enzyme DNA
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major dietary sources of each. a. Proteins b. Carbohydrates c. Fats . Janine made this statement: “… if your brain doesn’t get carbs—well‚ glucose‚ anyway—you get really cranky. You have to have enough carbs.” Find out if Janine is right. How does the nervous system use glucose? . Janine also said: “If you eat way too much protein and not enough carbs you can ruin your kidneys forever because of all the nitrogen you have to process breaking down the protein.” Find out if Janine is right about
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advances in harvesting mitochondrial DNA. “Markers” are used to trace ancestry. These markers are found through DNA Sequencing and SNP testing. The general acceptance is that the human race stemmed from a woman referred to as “Mitochondrial Eve.” It is estimated that she lived 200‚00 years ago in Africa (Rice University). Margit M. K. Nass and Sylvan Nass are accredited in discovering Mitochondrial DNA‚ or mtDNA in 1960 using electron microscopy (Rice University). DNA is found in two places in the cell;
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Much can be learned from studying an organisms DNA. The first step to doing this is extracting DNA from cells. In this experiment‚ you will isolate DNA from the cells of fruit. Materials (1) 10 mL Graduated Cylinder(2) 100 mL Beakers15 cm Cheesecloth1 Resealable Bag1 Rubber Band (Large. Contains latex pleasewear gloves when handling if you have a latex allergy).Standing Test TubeWooden Stir StickFresh‚ Soft Fruit (e.g.‚ Grapes‚ Strawberries‚ Banana‚ etc.) ScissorsDNA Extraction SolutionIce Cold EthanolYou
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STRUCTURE OF DNA Structure of DNA University Of Phoenix Principles of Biology BIO/101 Phil Clifford January 13‚ 2009 Structure of DNA Since the beginning of human history‚ people have been intrigued how traits are inherited from one generation to the next. What is DNA? DNA‚ or deoxyribonucleic acid‚ is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (called nuclear DNA)‚ but a small amount of DNA can also be
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Denaturation of proteins involves the disruption and possible destruction of both the secondary and tertiary structures. Since denaturation reactions are not strong enough to break the peptide bonds‚ the primary structure (sequence of amino acids) remains the same after a denaturation process. Denaturation disrupts the normal alpha-helix and beta sheets in a protein and uncoils it into a random shape. Denaturation occurs because the bonding interactions responsible for the secondary structure (hydrogen
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International Journal of Emerging Sciences ISSN: 2222-4254 1(1) April 2011 DNA Computation Based Approach for Enhanced Computing Power Kashif Hammed Department of Computer Science The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur‚ Pakistan gnetle_kashif@yahoo.com Abstract. DNA computing is a discipline that aims at harnessing individual molecules at the nano-scopic level for computational purposes. Computation with DNA molecules possesses an inherent interest for researchers in computers and
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Receptor Protein Protein that binds to a specific single molecule‚ enabling the cell to respond to the signal molecule. i.e. The muscles of a person exercising can not contract without receptor proteins and signal molecules that tell the muscles when to contract and when to relax. Second Messenger Signal molecule produced in response to the binding of a chemical signal. Acts as a signal molecule in the cytoplasm. Signal Molecule Carries information throughout the body and to other
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