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Learn about Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
What is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)? (1)
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a type of molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique. (1)
What contains deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)? (1)
eukaryote cells (1)
nucleus (1)
mitochondria (1)
Where is DNA located?
DNA is located inside a nucleus of a cell. (1)
What does DNA contain?
nucleotides (1)
What does DNA do?
DNA contains the instructions needed for an organism to develop, survive, and reproduce. (1)
To carry out these functions, DNA sequences must be converted into messages that can be used to produce proteins, which are the complex molecules that do most of the work in the body. (1)
Each DNA sequence that contains instructions to make a protein is known as a gene. (1)
What can damage DNA?
UVA rays cause indirect damage to DNA. (2)
UVB rays cause direct damage to DNA. (2)
Resources
1. https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Deoxyribonucleic-Acid-Fact-Sheet
2. https://www.healthline.com/health/skin/uva-vs-uvb
