2006-07-28 05:06:02 · 15 answers · asked by michele t 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
DNA is (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information.
2006-07-28 05:09:32 · answer #1 · answered by Zeta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid..it is the blueprint all organisms. It tells our enzymes what to do through transcription and translation...which is protein sythesis..and enzymes are proteins. Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions, and tells our body what to do. Chromosomes are DNA, and they are located in our nucleus of our every cell. No 2 other people have the exact same DNA, except identical twins.
2006-07-28 22:14:03 · answer #2 · answered by aesthetic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DNA stands for Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid. It is the basic building block of our genetic material which we inherit from our parents.
2006-07-28 13:06:42 · answer #3 · answered by PKS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DNA is your genetic makeup, it's what make you, you. You get a set from both parents, and that then creates your own unique DNA.
2006-07-28 12:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by nikkifriz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a nuclic acid that carries the genetic information..it consists of two long chains of nucleotides twisted in a double helix and joined together by hidrogen bonds...these bonds join the complemetary bases... when the cell wants to replicate, the double heix must unfold and the hidrogen bonds break then a "semi-replicate" is made: the RNA.. which is used then for protein synthesis....
a chromosome is made up of two DNA.....
i think this site might be helpfull: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/tour/dna.swf
2006-07-28 12:16:02 · answer #5 · answered by white skull 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
deoxyribonucleic acid. It's a large molecule, a collection of atoms. It is made of 4 chemical bases: cytosine, guanine, adenine, and tyrosine. The bases are connected to a sugar-phosphate backbone, in a sort of ladder formation. This ladder twists, forming a double helix.
2006-07-28 12:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by pooh8402 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dna is called deoxyribonucleic acid.itz a genetic material n helps to determine our genetic characters.
2006-07-28 12:34:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a sequence of chemicals, proteins, and sugars which makes up who we are, the way we process information, maintains our identity, allows cell to reproduce, etc.
2006-07-28 12:09:56 · answer #8 · answered by Michael J with wings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deoxyribonucleic acid
2006-07-28 13:46:08 · answer #9 · answered by kitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The building blocks of living creatures?
2006-07-28 13:58:45 · answer #10 · answered by eva diane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋