is the reason you are who are.

Think about it as the recipe

how to grow, develop, and function. Every living organism

DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid

an organism is the hereditary material that on from the adult to its offspring during reproduction.
nucleotides

maintaining an organism.

Think of them as letters of the alphabet which make

up words and sentences, with some combinations of
letters appearing in nearly all writing (like the, and, a,
of, to). However, instead of words and sentences, the

organism’s growth and development, and more than 99%

of the bases are the same in all people. This means less

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The cells of a person’s body know what to do because they receive instructions

Every three letters make up a word called codon

ATC AAT GAC CAG GGA TGA. Each string contains
a set of instructions called genes. The cell uses proteins to perform functions
to help an organism grow, develop, and survive.
The size of a gene may vary greatly, ranging from about 1,000 bases to 1

when, how and how much of a protein is made.

written for computer programs.

double helix

rungs and other molecules forming the vertical side pieces of the ladder.

and Francis Crick.

replicate

of your current skin cells. You certainly do not want skin cells growing
into bone or blood cells.
Finally, forensic scientists (those who apply science to criminal and civil

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but may also be called .
less costly to use and available to everyone.

What is your opinion about DNA testing? In the

future, would you be open to using it? Why?