DNA, also known as Deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule found in every living thing, and carry's all the genetic information of a living thing. DNA is responsible for making a person have a certain eye color, hair color, skin color, your height, and more. DNA is a double helix, which looks like a twisted ladder. DNA is made up of bases containing adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine, in which Adenine and Thymine always pair with one another and Guanine and Cytosine always pair with each other. These bases or chemical letters are responsible for making organized messages that are understood by genes. Once this information is sent to the genes, the genes then make proteins, which are the basis of all your bodies structure and function, about 40,000 genes can be found in the human genome. Another molecule called RNA, helps duplicate DNA, so it can then be brought to the ribosomes. Once at the ribosomes, they help decode the genetic information and add certain amino acid to the proteins, to finally make cell traits. DNA can be found in the nucleus of every cell in the human body and animal bodies.
Our purpose during this lab, is to precipitate DNA ( dissolve DNA) so we can observe our own DNA and study it.
Good- could use some improvements, such as, a discussion and analysis and the purpose of the chemicals
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