1. DNA
DNA→RNA→Protein

2. Nucleotides Nucleotides are the pieces of DNA (monomer)
Each nucleotide has:
A backbone of a 5 Carbon Sugar (Deoxyribose) and a phosphate
Nitrogen bases: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine

3. Double Helix
These nucleotides come together by base pairing with the nitrogen bases
Adenine to Thymine with a hydrogen bond
Guanine to Cytosine with a hydrogen bond

5. DNA’s Function
Holds the genetic information of the organism, that allows the Ribosomes to make protein specifically for that organism.
½ from mom, ½ from dad.

7. What about mRNA? RNA is a disposable copy of DNA used to make proteins
Why is it called RNA and not DNA? It has a different sugar called Ribose instead of Deoxyribose

8. Differences in DNA & mRNA
1- sugar is ribose not deoxyribose
2- RNA is single-stranded
3- RNA has a nitrogen base of Uracil not Thymine.
What would Uracil bond to then?

9. So What? Why do we care about base pairs?
Well, for every 3 bases it codes for a certain protein to be made.

11. Mutations