2006-11-16 03:22:25 · 9 answers · asked by HEATHER W 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
genes, are made up of coded information. It is these codes or mutations of code that contain information that determine your characteristics.
2006-11-16 03:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by Heather 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
DNA is like a string, made up of 4 units....A,C,G and T. Just like Binary is a line of 0's and 1's, and Morse code is a line of dots and dashes. The order of Dots and dashes, or 0's and 1's or A,C,T and Gs encodes the information. Only basic difference is DNA has 4 "letters" whereas Binary and Morse code only have 2 symbols/letters.
eg... in a computer the binary code .....0000101 might have been set to translate into the command to "close window"
likewise dot - dash - dot might mean "SOS" or mayday etc.
With DNA GGCCTGTC might mean......"blue eyes"
GCTA are chemical molecules on a chemical chain,
Binary 0's and 1's in a computer are represented by electrical current......0 = the current is off, 1= the current is on
Dots and Dashes in Morse code may be a light flashing on and off or written on a page as literally dots and dashes etc.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-17 07:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by heavenlyprinceoffrogs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer from Stan The Man really says it all for you, the other answer from life function basically is just trying to look smart. He may be, I'm not saying he is but in normal language, DNA is the building blocks of life, you may of heard that expression before.
The reason for this is that all the information or genes to make a human are contained in the DNA.
An example would be an Air fix kit, you get a kit and instructions (or information required to build) and follow them and what comes from human DNA is a human.
Simply, its just a set of instructions.
2006-11-16 03:42:49 · answer #3 · answered by CHRIS H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DNA is made of four bases denoted as A, T,G and C. It's the order in which these bases appear in a DNA chain along a specific direction of reading, that determines the information. As you might know that proteins are made up of amino acids. 3 letters in a DNA sequence code for an amino acid so if you have the sequence and the genetic code (3 letter to amino acid conversion table), then you can tell what order the amino acids are appearing. And amino acid chain folds into a working protein. Some parts of DNA also code for RNAs in similar fashion, only that you dont need conversion table to extract the information, replace T by U.
2006-11-16 03:35:32 · answer #4 · answered by Defunct 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is called an information molecule for one main reason. It holds the building blocks to make a human. The reason they say it "holds" information is that there are certain types of genes within that can build a human for example.
Just see it as a map, it is simply that and that is the way it stores information.
Loads of info on the web regarding this question.
Posted below is one of the best sites to explain.
Good luck.
2006-11-16 03:35:19 · answer #5 · answered by Stan The Man 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Genes are made of different bases which make a genetic code using the letters A, T, G, and C.
In protein synthesis, this code is used to instruct how the body (or more specifically ribosomes) how to make certain proteins.
2006-11-17 04:39:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically it is a blueprint or a map/instruction manual. The building blocks of life.
Great website explains it very well below.
2006-11-16 03:50:32 · answer #7 · answered by scouser 2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DNA is a blueprint that a cell uses to make proteins.
2006-11-18 03:30:27 · answer #8 · answered by wilde_space 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feck! I always thought DNA stood for the National Association for Dyslexia
2006-11-16 03:28:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋