what is the function of the dna?

Answer 1

It contains the genetic information from a living being, but as a code. It contains 4 "letters" (nitrogen bases) with which it "writes" the information according to its components (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine). 3 letters write the instructions for assembling an amino acid, and several amino acids form a protein. Several proteins form part of the tissues or give characteristics like the colour of eyes or skin. Think of it as a fractal or a matryoshka.

Answer 2

Information storage. It's stored in a way where it can easily be replicated and it can be translated into protein sequences.

It also contains information, in the form of histones, which limit it's capacity to produce certain protein sequences - i.e. the DNA of your leg muscle cells has histones which don't allow it to produce proteins used for brain tissue or heart muscle.

Answer 3

this is easy because i am studing this in my bio class cuz im in high school and thats wat we do is studie. so to awnser your question the function of dna is to code your rRNA and combine the strands in order like... A codes T C codes G but and then u use the 3 final strands and combine them to get your PROTINES!!! example: ACG=TGC and the protine you get is MET! And there you go that is the function of dna

Answer 4

very generalised question but DNA is the building blocks of life and it hold the genetic code for everything living ie your body, what you look like, how many fingers and toes you have ok

Answer 5

THINK OF A CAR FACTORY.

CARS ALLOW US TO DO OUR DAY TO DAY THINGS (PROTEINS INSIDE THE CELLS OF OUR BODIES).

IT HAS ROBOTS TO PUT THE CAR TOGETHER (THE RIBOSOME THAT PUTS THESE PROTEINS TOGETHER).

THE CAR HAS PARTS THAT NEED ASSEMBLING (THE AMINO-ACIDS THAT ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS THAT MAKE UP THE PROTEINS INSIDE THE CELLS).

THE ROBOTS NEED A COMPUTER PROGRAMME OR TEMPLATE THAT MAKES THEM DO THE SAME JOB OVER AND OVER SO THAT THE SAME CAR IS PRODUCED OVER AND OVER (THIS IS THE JOB OF DNA...TO BE A TEMPLATE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ALL THE PROTEINS THE HUMAN BODY NEEDS AND SO THAT AS WE GET OLDER, THE SAME PROTEINS ARE PRODUCED OVER AND OVER).

Answer 6

1) the storage of genetic information
2) the open field to find new recombinant or mutation-based alternatives for current living organisms

Answer 7

keep the information within a nucleotide sequence: including the recipies for protein, tRNA, rRNA, miRNA, siRNA and other RNA species.
this information should be able to be reproduced and transfered from parents to child. and be able to change (by means of recombination, mutation and crossing-over)

Answer 8

it tells your body to have 2 hands, 2 legs, a head etc as well as telling it how big your nose should be, what colour each hair on your head should be.... you couldn't be a human without the stuff.

Answer 9

It provides "instructions" to the body on how to grow and develop.

Answer 10

genetic blueprint