DNA Investigation 3 By: Violet Weideman Janai Hines Megan Reidhead Tamia Henderson

Organisms A single life form, for example: bacterium, fungi, plants, and animals. They are capable of growing and reproducing. Organisms are composed of one or more cells.

DNA Is shortened for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acid is the genetic material shaping all living cells and many viruses. It consists of two strands of nucleotides hooked together in a structure almost like a ladder that is spiraled which is referred to as the double helix. DNA is usually enclosed in the nucleus and the mitochondria.

What Are The Four Letters Of DNA And What Do They Mean? C-cytosine G-guanine A-adenine T-thymine These are the four letters that make up the DNA strands. They are also known as genes that has all of an organism’s genetic information.

Nucleotide A group of organic compounds composed of one of several nitrogen hooked to a sugar and a phosphate group.

Nucleic Acid A group of organic compounds found in living cells and viruses that take that take over a basically control the hereditary material of a cell or virus by fixing the synthesis of proteins.

Genes A segment of DNA occupying a specific place on a chromosome, that is the basic unit of heredity. Genes act by controlling the synthesis of proteins, which are the main components of cells.

Genetic Code The sequence of organic basses (called nucleotides) in DNA that resolute the structure of amino acids in a protein.

Genetics The scientific study of heredity and the variation of inherited traits among related organisms.

Genome The full amount of genetic information in the chromosomes of an organism, including its genes and DNA sequences.