DNA and the Genome

• chromosomes contain the molecule DNA which is genetic material
• DNA consists of 2 strands (double helix) and each strand is a polymer
• gene


  small section of DNA on a chromosome
• each gene encodes for a specific sequence of amino acids to make a specific protein
• both chromosomes in a pair have the same genes
• the genome is the entire genetic material of an organism
• the human genome is the entire genetic material that makes a human