What is DNA?

• DNA is a group of molecules that is responsible for carrying and

transmitting the hereditary material or genetic instruction from
parents to offspring's
• DNA is also known as Deoxyribonucleic acid It is an organic compound
that has a unique molecular structure. It is found in all prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells
Who discovered the DNA

• Many people believe that American biologist James Watson and

English physicist Francis Crick discovered DNA in the 1950s. In reality,
this is not the case. Rather, DNA was first identified in the late 1860s
by Swiss chemist Friedrich Miescher.
Diagram
DNA Structure
Chargaff’s Rule
DNA Replication
Function of DNA
Why DNA is called a Polynucleotide Molecul
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