BRAINCAKEFunction of DNA
DNA is the hereditary material.
Identical copies are passed from cell to cell and from generation to generation.
In this way DNA passes genetic information to each new cell that arises from cell division.
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Key terms in this lesson
- hydrogen bond
- A weak electrostatic attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom on one polar molecule and a slightly negative atom, such as oxygen or nitrogen, on another.
- primary structure
- The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain.
More in Nucleic Acids
- RNA
- DNA
- Complementary Base Pairing
- Stability of the Double Helix
- Discovering DNA as the Hereditary Material
- DNA Semi-Conservative Replication
- Evidence for Semi-Conservative Replication
- ATP
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