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Hey, It’s DNA!!. What does DNA stand for?. D eoxyribo n ucleic A cid. What is this shape called?. Double Helix!! Watson & Crick. What are the small pieces that make up DNA?. Nucleotides=. Nitrogen Base. Phosphate. Sugar. Where is the nucleotide in this picture?.
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What does DNA stand for? Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What is this shape called? • Double Helix!! • Watson & Crick
What are the small pieces that make up DNA? • Nucleotides= Nitrogen Base Phosphate Sugar
What is the point of the ATTGCAAA letters? It’s Morse Code!
What is the DNA Morse code saying? • How to Make You! • Everything in you!
What do the letters stand for? Different Nitrogen bases
What are they? • Adenine • Cytosine • Guanine • Thymine
Which bases pair up? A C T G
Section 1 Check Which of the following is NOT a component of DNA? A. simple sugars B. phosphate groups C. nitrogenous bases D. proteins The answer is D.
Section 1 Check Which of the following correctly comprises a complimentary base pair? A. adenine – thymine B. thymine – guanine C. guanine – adenine D. cytosine – thymine The answer is A.
Making New DNA! • DNA Replication= process of making new DNA • Makes 2 strands • CRAZY!
ClosureWhen does your body need to make new DNA? Give a specific occasion.
Recipe Read in Codons • Codon = group of 3 bases • Start = AUG