Dna and genes

DNA, genes and chromosomes provide an instruction manual for your body to form and function.

DNA and RNA are nucleic acids present in all living cells. Learn more about the DNA, RNA and its differences.

Advances in technology have enabled researchers to sequence the large regions of repetitive DNA that eluded the Human Genome Project.

This picture shows the organization of chromatin including DNA's double helix structure and how DNA winds around core particles to form nucleosomes. From there, the DNA continues to wind upon its self until a chromosome is created. The function of genes in DNA is to code for the creation of proteins to be used in the body. A genome is all the genes one person has. For example, the human genome is approx. 30-35,000 genes. (Picture obtained from McGraw-Hill Connect).

DNA and RNA both carry genetic information, but there are differences between them. Here, see a comparison of the differences between DNA versus RNA.

DNA and RNA are nucleic acids that play essential roles in genetic coding but have different structures and functions. Learn their differences and roles here!

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Molecular biologists and geneticists from Johns Hopkins identify the role of specialized RNA in repressing gene activity

Your DNA makes you, you -- but how does it work? These talks explore what we know about the genome, the unique genetic sequence that makes up life as we know it.