DNA - Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNA is the genetic material. It specifies everything that is needed for the maintenance, function and replication of the cell
It is made up of nucleic acids (bases) joined together by a sugar-phosphate backbone. The 5’ Carbon of one sugar covalently bonds with the 3’ Carbon of the next
There are four different bases: Adenine (A), Cytidine (C), Thymidine (T), and Guanine (G)
DNA sequences are reported as a linear string of bases in the 5’ to 3’ direction - GAATTCGCGCA...
DNA is condensed into chromosomes. Chromosomes contain many genes.
Most genes code for proteins