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DNA Double Helix Structure
MD. ASMAUL HAQUE MOLLIK
Faculty of Agriculture
REG:AGRW2015000125
Term: Winter 2016
EBAUB
EXIM BANK AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH
Definition of DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA is a molecule that contains the
instructions an organism needs to develop, live and
reproduce. These instructions are found inside every cell,
and are passed down from parents to their children.
DNA Double Helix Structure
DNA Double Helix structure
DNA is made up of molecules called nucleotides. Each nucleotide
contains a phosphate group, a sugar group and a nitrogen base.
The four types of nitrogen bases are adenine (A), thymine (T),
guanine (G) and cytosine (C). The order of these bases is what
determines DNA's instructions, or genetic code. Similar to the
way the order of letters in the alphabet can be used to form a
word, the order of nitrogen bases in a DNA sequence forms
genes, which in the language of the cell, tells cells how to make
proteins. Another type of nucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, or RNA,
translates genetic information from DNA into proteins.
The entire human genome contains about3 billion bases and
about 20,000 genes.
CON’T
Nucleotides are attached together to form two long strands
that spiral to create a structure called a double helix. If you
think of the double helix structure as a ladder, the
phosphate and sugar molecules would be the sides, while the
bases would be the rungs. The bases on one strand pair with
the bases on another strand: adenine pairs with thymine,
and guanine pairs with cytosine.
CON’T
DNA molecules are long — so long, in fact, that they can't fit
into cells without the right packaging. To fit inside cells, DNA
is coiled tightly to form structures we call chromosomes.
Each chromosome contains a single DNA molecule. Humans
have 23 pairs of chromosomes, which are found inside the
cell's nucleus.
DNA Double Helix Structure discovery
DNA was first observed by a German biochemist named
Frederich Miescher in 1869. But for many years, researchers
did not realize the importance of this molecule. It was not
until 1953 that James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins
and Rosalind Franklin figured out the structure of DNA — a
double helix — which they realized could carry biological
information. Watson, Crick and Wilkins were awarded the
Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962 "for their discoveries
concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its
significance for information transfer in living material."
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DNA Double Helix Structure

  • 1. Welcome To My Presentation DNA Double Helix Structure MD. ASMAUL HAQUE MOLLIK Faculty of Agriculture REG:AGRW2015000125 Term: Winter 2016 EBAUB EXIM BANK AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH
  • 2. Definition of DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA is a molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live and reproduce. These instructions are found inside every cell, and are passed down from parents to their children.
  • 3. DNA Double Helix Structure
  • 4. DNA Double Helix structure DNA is made up of molecules called nucleotides. Each nucleotide contains a phosphate group, a sugar group and a nitrogen base. The four types of nitrogen bases are adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G) and cytosine (C). The order of these bases is what determines DNA's instructions, or genetic code. Similar to the way the order of letters in the alphabet can be used to form a word, the order of nitrogen bases in a DNA sequence forms genes, which in the language of the cell, tells cells how to make proteins. Another type of nucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, or RNA, translates genetic information from DNA into proteins. The entire human genome contains about3 billion bases and about 20,000 genes.
  • 5. CON’T Nucleotides are attached together to form two long strands that spiral to create a structure called a double helix. If you think of the double helix structure as a ladder, the phosphate and sugar molecules would be the sides, while the bases would be the rungs. The bases on one strand pair with the bases on another strand: adenine pairs with thymine, and guanine pairs with cytosine.
  • 6. CON’T DNA molecules are long — so long, in fact, that they can't fit into cells without the right packaging. To fit inside cells, DNA is coiled tightly to form structures we call chromosomes. Each chromosome contains a single DNA molecule. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, which are found inside the cell's nucleus.
  • 7. DNA Double Helix Structure discovery DNA was first observed by a German biochemist named Frederich Miescher in 1869. But for many years, researchers did not realize the importance of this molecule. It was not until 1953 that James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin figured out the structure of DNA — a double helix — which they realized could carry biological information. Watson, Crick and Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962 "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material."
  • 8. Is There Any Question ??????