Learning DNA's Structure | Details | The questions listed in part 1 can be answered in a variety of ways. What counts here is detail. Your paper will be graded in comparison to the answers I receive from your classmates. I don't expect you to write a book here, but something more than a sentence or two would be helpful in achieving a decent grade.
Part 1
Go to: Genetic Science Learning Center
In your own words describe:
* What DNA is.
* What a gene is.
* What a genome is.
* What a protein is and what proteins do.
* What a mutation is and what the general effects of mutations usually are.
Part 2
Go to: Build a DNA Molecule
Draw the first 15 base pairs of the DNA molecule you build. It doesn't have to be a perfect drawing, but include the paired letters and something that indicates the basic structure/shape of DNA.
Part 3
Go to: DNA From the Beginning
Select animation at the top and take notes as you go - this is required. Again, some degree of detail is what will count here. That said, don't get too bogged down in the details - rather, focus on each person's contribution to the discovery of DNA's structure. What did Chagraff do? What about Rosilind Franklin? Include each person mentioned and their major contribution. Also be sure to include the information on the structure of DNA that is explained after they explain how it was discovered - what are the base pairing rules, how do the molecules used to build DNA fit together, etc.
Once completed with the animation click on problems.
Record both the questions and answers for this section, complete as homework if necessary.
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