THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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Nucleic Acid
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Carbohydrates
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Proteins
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Lipids
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Detailed explanation-1: -An RNA enzyme has been developed that catalyzes the joining of oligonucleotide substrates to form additional copies of itself, undergoing self-replication with exponential growth.
Detailed explanation-2: -DNA molecules provide what is probably the most iconic example of self-replication–the ability of a system to replicate, or make copies of, itself.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nucleic acids are informational polymers that form double-stranded duplexes following the Watson-Crick base pairing rules and have the intrinsic potential to achieve self-replication via either one of the two previously mentioned mechanisms.
Detailed explanation-4: -During cell division, DNA is replicated and can be transmitted to offspring during reproduction.
Detailed explanation-5: -The chemical and physical properties of DNA that enable biological functions such as self-replication and encoding of genetic information also allow DNA to be used as a nanoscale building material.