DNA and the Genome

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What is composed of DNA?

Genetic material in the nucleus of a cell

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What’s DNA made up of?

2 strands forming a double helix

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How is DNA contained?

In structures called chromosomes

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What’s a gene?

A small section of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific sequence of amino acids, to produce a specific protein.

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What’s the genome of an organism?

The entire genetic material of that organism.

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What genome has been studied?

The whole human genome

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What has studying the whole human genome allowed scietists?

To search for genes linked to different diseases, understand and treat inherited disorders and trace human migration patterns from the past.