What are the

components of the DNA

and RNA molecule?
 How will you
differentiate DNA and
RNA molecule?
 Inside the cell
CYTOPLASM
NUCLEUS

DNA

RNA
What nitrogenous base
is found in RNA but
not in DNA?
 DNA vs RNA
Basis of DNA RNA
Comparison
1. Number of Strands 2 1
2. Location in the cell Nucleus Cytoplasm
3. Type of Sugar Deoxyribose Ribose
4. Nitrogenous bases A, T, C, G A, U, C, G
MORSE CODE
1. 143 - I love you

2. 2day - Today

3. IDK - I don’t know

4. J4F - Just for Fun

5. LMK - Let me know

6. IKR - I know right

 DNA
REPLICATION
OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe DNA
replication.
2. Relate DNA replication to
its
complementary structure.
3. Make a model of DNA template
to determine the sequence of
bases in the new DNA strand.
GROUP ACTIVITY

DNA MAKES DNA

OUTPUT PRESENTATION

DNA MAKES DNA

OUTPUT PRESENTATION
Guide Question:
Compare the two new
strands of DNA. Are they
the same or different?
Why?
OUTPUT PRESENTATION
Guide Question:

How do the nucleotides in

DNA pair?
OUTPUT PRESENTATION
Guide Question:

How do you compare a

DNA molecule to a zipper ?
OUTPUT PRESENTATION
Guide Question:

How is information from

the DNA passed on from
one cell to another?
OUTPUT PRESENTATION
Guide Question:
How does the structure of
a DNA model help account
for the great variety of life
that exists on Earth.
APPLICATION

How genetic applications

affect our daily lives?
DNA Profiling
DNA Profiling
DNA Profiling
How is DNA analyzed?
STR Test (Short Tandem Repeats)

a common method in molecular biology

which is used to compare specific loci
on DNA from two or more samples.
DNA Profiling

CODIS: Combined
DNA Index System
Are they siblings?
DNA Stan’s Stan’s
Marker Stan Perry
(LOCI)
Dad Mom
D2S1338 17 , 18 15 , 20 18 , 20 17 , 20
D3S1358 5,5 17 , 20 5 , 20 5 , 17
TH01 5,7 6 , 9.3 5 , 9.3 7,6
FGA 23 , 24 20 , 25 24 , 25 23 , 25
TPOX 10 , 10 8 , 11 10 , 8 10 , 8
Who’s the biological father?
DNA Alleged Alleged
Marker Mother Child
(LOCI)
Father 1 Father 2
D21S11 28 , 30 28 , 31 29 , 31 28 , 31
D7S820 9 , 10 10 , 11 6 , 10 11 , 12
TH01 14 , 15 14 , 16 8 , 12 15 , 16
D13S317 7,8 7,9 8,9 8,9
D19S433 14 , 16 14 , 16 14 , 16 15 , 17
1. In DNA replication, the presence of
enzymes are important because ________.

2. I learned that knowledge about DNA will

help us _____________________________.

3. Now, I understand that ______________.

Given the sequence of bases in a DNA strand, identify the
complimentary sequence of bases in the other strand.

1. AAG CCG TAG = _________________

2. GGC ATC GTA = _________________
3. TAA ATA ACC = _________________
4. CGA ACA ACT = _________________
5. ATG CGT CTA = _________________
Given the sequence of bases in a DNA strand, identify the
complimentary sequence of bases in the other strand.

1. AAG CCG TAG = __TTC GGC ATC___

2. GGC ATC GTA = __CCG TAG CAT __
3. TAA ATA ACC = __ATT TAT TGG ___
4. CGA ACA ACT = __GCT_TGT TGA__
5. ATG CGT CTA = __TAC GCA GAT __
ASSIGNMENT: (1/2 Crosswise)

Write the steps on how

does mRNA carry
information from DNA.