THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
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DNA contains nucleotides and codes to make amino acids, which in turn make proteins
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DNA and proteins have the same structure and function together to make carbohydrates.
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DNA and proteins are nucleic acids that function together to maintain oxygen in the respiratory system
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DNA and proteins are made of polymers that function in controlling substances entering the cell membrane.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The genetic materials in a cell, whether DNA or RNA, contain the instructions on how to assemble proteins from amino acids. The latter are organic compounds that have an amino functional group (−NH+3), a carboxylate (−CO−2) functional group, and a side chain, which uniquely identifies each type.
Detailed explanation-2: -The flow of information from DNA to RNA to proteins is one of the fundamental principles of molecular biology. It is so important that it is sometimes called the “central dogma.” Through the processes of transcription and translation, information from genes is used to make proteins.
Detailed explanation-3: -The cell builds proteins using instructions found in genes. Specifically, the order of nucleotides in a gene determines the order of amino acids in one or more proteins. An organism has many different genes, and so can produce many different proteins. These proteins have functions that affect the organism’s traits.
Detailed explanation-4: -In short, DNA does not directly make amino acids, but the sequence found in DNA will be used to make proteins that are composed of amino acids.