DNA and Protein Synthesis

1. Explain the structure of DNA.  DNA’s structure is made up of sugars, phosphates and nucleotides. The sugars and phosphates form the antiparallel strands that nucleotides hold onto. There are 4 different nucleotides in DNA; adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine. Adenine and guanine make up the group of purines which have a complimentary base pairing  with the pyrimidine group, consisting of thymine and guanine. 2. How does this activity help…