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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.
 
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