DNA

• What does DNA stand for?

  • Deoxyribonucleic acid
  • A large molecule essential for life
• Describe the function of DNA

  1. Encodes genetic instructions for the development and functioning of living organisms and viruses.
• Structure of DNA (Double Helix)

  1. Two polymer chains
  2. 4 different monomers = nucleotides
• Three of the Naturally Occuring Polymers

  • DNA
  • Starch
  • Cellulose
• Monomers of Starch and Cellulose

  • Sugar molecules
• What polymers are starch and cellulose, specifically?

  • Biological polymers made by plants
• Describe structure of the double helix

  • Two polymer chains lined up and twisted around each other
• Monomer of DNA

  • nucleotide bases