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Isolation of DNA

DNA is the chemical name for the molecule that carries genetic instructions in all living
things. The DNA molecule consists of two strands that wind around one another to form a
shape known as a double helix. Each strand has a backbone made of alternating sugar
(deoxyribose) and phosphate groups.

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other
organisms. Nearly every cell in a person's body has the same DNA. ... The information in DNA is
stored as a code made up of four chemical bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and
thymine (T).

DNA is made of chemical building blocks called nucleotides. These building blocks

are made of three parts: a phosphate group, a sugar group and one of four types of nitrogen
bases. To form a strand of DNA, nucleotides are linked into chains, with the phosphate and
sugar groups alternating.Nov 13, 2019

There are three different DNA types:

● A-DNA: It is a right-handed double helix similar to the B-DNA form. ...
● B-DNA: This is the most common DNA conformation and is a right-handed helix. ...
● Z-DNA: Z-DNA is a left-handed DNA where the double helix winds to the left in a zig-zag
pattern.

DNA is pivotal to our growth, reproduction, and health. It contains the instructions
necessary for your cells to produce proteins that affect many different processes and functions
in your body. Because DNA is so important, damage or mutations can sometimes contribute to
the development of disease.

DNA has three types of chemical component: phosphate, a sugar called deoxyribose,

and four nitrogenous bases—adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. Two of the bases,
adenine and guanine, have a double-ring structure characteristic of a type of chemical called a
purine.

DNA has three types of chemical component: phosphate, a sugar called deoxyribose,

and four nitrogenous bases—adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. Two of the
bases, adenine and guanine, have a double-ring structure characteristic of a type of chemical
called a purine.
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