1. The Function and Structure of DNA

2. What is DNA?
D = deoxyribo N = nucleic A = acid
DNA is molecule that is a set of instructions for building proteins which build and maintain a living thing
Draw enzyme, metabolic pathway and membrane proteins

3. DNA is found in every cell!!!
Where is DNA found?
DNA is found in every cell!!!

4. ***Every cell in your body has the same copy of DNA instructions but…
Cell Differentiation
***Every cell in your body has the same copy of DNA instructions but…

5. DNA is made up of units called nucleotides.
DNA Structure
DNA is made up of units called nucleotides. 1 2 3

6. 4 Possible bases
A nucleotide always has a phosphate connected to a deoxyribose sugar which is connected to 1 of 4 bases
Adenine (A)
Guanine (G)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)

7. How is DNA made?

8. 5’ vs 3’ End

9. 2 strands and Chargaff's rule

10. The Anti-parallel Double Helix

11. Photo 51