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2 Bell warm up What is DNA? What do you know about DNA? What does it do? Draw DNA?

3 Engage Spiderman X- men X-men more

4 DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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6 DNA function DNA stores genetic informationDNA is often called the blueprint of life- stores genetic information In simple terms, DNA contains the instructions for making proteins within the cell.

7 DNA- Double helix structure Francis Crick and James Watson made the DNA double helix model in 1953Francis Crick and James Watson made the DNA double helix model in 1953.

8 DNA Why do we study DNA? We study DNA for many reasons, e.g., its central importance to all life on Earth- DNA is present in all living things medical benefits such as cures for diseases, better food crops.

9 Chromosomes and DNA Our genes are on our chromosomes. Chromosomes are made up of a chemical called DNA.

10 The Shape of the Molecule DNA is a very long polymer. The basic shape is like a twisted ladder or zipper. This is called a double helix.

11 The Double Helix Molecule The DNA double helix has two strands twisted together. (In the rest of this unit we will look at the structure of one strand.)

12 Question Why is DNA described as a double helix ?

13 Question Why is DNA described as a double helix ?

14 Answer DNA looks like a twisted ladder or a zipper

15 One Strand of DNA The backbone of the molecule is alternating phosphate and deoxyribose, a sugar, parts. The teeth are nitrogenous bases. phosphate deoxyribose bases

16 Nucleotides DNA is made up of units called nucleotides. consists of: Deoxyribose sugar Phosphate Nitrogenous base

17 Nucleotides CC C O Phosphate O C C O -P O O O O O O O One deoxyribose together with its phosphate and base make a nucleotide. Nitrogenous base Deoxyribose

18 One Strand of DNA One strand of DNA is a polymer of nucleotides. One strand of DNA has many millions of nucleotides. nucleotide

19 Four nitrogenous bases Cytosine C Thymine T Adenine A Guanine G DNA has four different bases:

20 Important: Adenine and Thymine always join together A T Cytosine and Guanine always join together C G

21 Two Kinds of Bases in DNA Pyrimidines are single ring bases.Pyrimidines are single ring bases. Purines are double ring bases.Purines are double ring bases. C C C C N N O N C C C C N N N N N C

22 Thymine and Cytosine are pyrimidines Thymine and cytosine each have one ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms.Thymine and cytosine each have one ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms. C C C C N N O N cytosine C C C C N N O O thymine C

23 Adenine and Guanine are purines Adenine and guanine each have two rings of carbon and nitrogen atoms.Adenine and guanine each have two rings of carbon and nitrogen atoms. C C C C N N N Adenine N N C C C C C N N O N Guanine N N C

24 Two Stranded DNA Remember, DNA has two strands that fit together something like a zipper. The teeth are the nitrogenous bases but why do they stick together?

25 C C C C N N O N C C C C N N O N N N C Hydrogen Bonds The bases attract each other because of hydrogen bonds. Hydrogen bonds are weak but there are millions and millions of them in a single molecule of DNA. (The bonds between cytosine and guanine are shown here.)

26 Hydrogen Bonds, Hydrogen Bonds, cont. When making hydrogen bonds, cytosine always pairs up with guanine, And adenine always pairs up with thymine. (Adenine and thymine are shown here.) C C C C N N N N N C C C C C N N O O C

27 Important: Adenine and Thymine always join together A T Cytosine and Guanine always join together C G

28 DNA by the numbers Each cell has about 2 m of DNA. The average human has 75 trillion cells. The average human has enough DNA to go from the earth to the sun more than 400 times. DNA has a diameter of only 0.000000002 m. The earth is 150 billion m or 93 million miles from the sun.

29 DNA is double stranded looks like a twisted ladder or zipper Carries genetic information Watson and crick made the first 3-d model A  T G  C Notes

30 1. Adenine pairs with _______ 2. Cytosine pairs with _______ Question

31 A nucleotide consists of: a. _____________ b._____________ c._____________ Question

32 DNA book cover S p p p p p p p p p T p S S S S S S S S G C G C C T A A G 6 nucleotides on each strand 12 nucleotides total on first page

33 More facts about DNA (at least 2) DNA timeline ( pg 292-293) DNA book cover ---Back page

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