Day: April 28, 2016

Edible DNA

keishan2015

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How are chromosomes, DNA, and  genes related to one another?

Chromosomes, DNA, and Genes are related to one another because a chromosome is made up on DNA, and a gene is a section of DNA from one chromosome that has the instructions to build one protein. This is what makes the three related to one another.

 

What do each represent:

Black licorice:

  • The black licorice represents part of the sugar/phosphate backbone in the DNA

Red licorice:

  • The red licorice represents the other part of the sugar/phosphate backbone in the DNA

Toothpicks:

  • The toothpicks represent the bonds between the bases and backbones

Marshmallows:

  • The marshmallows represent the different bases

Pink: Cytosine (C)

Yellow: Adenine (A)

Green: Guanine (G)

Orange: Thymine (T)

 

Did this activity help you understand DNA?

Yes, this lab better helped me grasp the concepts that we had learned in class about DNA. It helped me visualise what a strand of DNA might look like and how the bases would be placed on the DNA to create its own unique code.