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What DNA And RNA Are
Genetic Engineering Dept. Department Of Health And Human Services

DNA And RNA


DNA and RNA can often be a difficult
topic to try understand since both have
similar names - and more importantly
both are similar within their function in
the human body.
DNA And RNA
 
DNA is an abbreviation of
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Deoxyribonucleic acid and is found
within a nucleus of any living cell.
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RNA is an abbreviation of ribonucleic
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acid, and this is almost a copy of DNA
cells within a molecule - that is also
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only found in living, breathing cells.
 
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RNA Extraction Without DNA and RNA, our bodies would not be able to properly function - as DNA and RNA
make up the basis for who we are and what we look like. DNA and RNA combined - both
RNA Isolation determine the colour of our skin, eyes, hair and even our personality. Our DNA and our RNA
are both hereditary from our parents and are genetically transferred - meaning that our DNA
RNA Purification and RNA are similar to our parents.
 
RNA Synthesis Even though DNA and RNA have distinct similarities, they are also different and provide
different aspects throughout the living body. All living things have DNA and RNA built into
» their cells and molecules around their body, including animals. This is why house pets such as
dogs can sometimes have distinct similarities to their parents and thus look like them in some
aspect too. This is almost the same genetics as humans.
 
Similarities And Differences Of DNA And RNA
 
DNA has all the genetic information to build cells and then place then appropriately to
construct them into our genetics - whereas RNA translates this information that DNA
produces and then transmits the information around the rest of the body.

Rather than maintain the information


like DNA does, RNA assembles the
information that is maintained. So
basically, DNA and RNA come hand in
hand and without one, the other would
not be successful.
 
Often RNA is not commonly thought
about and many don’t know what RNA
is - whereas DNA is commonly known
and is a phrase many of us know. But
RNA is just as important as DNA. As
without it, our bodies would not
function successfully and we would not
have the amazing genetic build up that
we all have and are able to pass on to
our children.

Another difference between DNA and RNA is the structure and the build up of them. DNA is
shaped much like a ladder in the genetic structure and has many different nucleotides on its
ring of ladder which all fit together in order to create and maintain a perfect genetic
structure. On the other hand, RNA has one strand of nucleotides - making it a lot shorter and
a lot smaller than a DNA structure. This thus mean that DNA has the larger role in the genetic
structure of living organisms. RNA does play a very specific role within all living organisms yet,
DNA plays a larger role.
 
How DNA And RNA Apply To You
 
Although RNA is not commonly known by people who are not scientists or students of this
topic, it is becoming more widely known as more and more of us are becoming interested in
how our bodies actually work. We’re also now concerning ourselves of our genetic build up to
determine as to whether we’ll make nice looking children. Some people are concerned about
what their children will look like and so will try and calculate the DNA and RNA of a potential
partner.
 
For example, what their hair colour, eye colour and skin tone is. These are genetically passed
on traits and so a blonde haired woman and black haired man will make black haired children
- as black is a dominant gene and blonde is a low gene. People are aware of this fact and so
a blond haired woman may look for a blond haired man in order to create blonde children.

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