Sunday, August 21, 2011

3.16 DNA and Genetic information

  • One chromosome contains thousands of genes
  • There are 4 kinds of bases called: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine.
  • They are found in DNA in the pairs: Thymine-Adenine and Guanine-Cytosine. 
  • When you magnify one gene you can see a double helix which appear parallel.
  • the order of bases is always the same (ATGC) this all constructs protein for the cytoplasm

3.15 Genes


  • A gene is a section of a molecule of DNA
  • Genes are located in the nucleus
  • A double helix shaped gene carries information of the characteristic of the organism
  • Information of the gene is passed to the cytoplasm.
  • After passing into the cytoplasm the gene is then turned into a protein
  • Protein controls the characteristic of the gene.

3.14 Chromosomes


  • A chromosome is the genetic information inside a cell. 
  • Genes control the production of protein which controls a characteristic.  
  • The DNA forms a shape called "the double helix"
  • There are 1000's of genes in a chromosome
  • Each different species have different amount of chromosomes. 
  • Chromosomes operate in pairs which are based on length.