DNA contains the genetic code for all the proteins in the body. It is made up of nucleotides containing phosphate, deoxyribose sugar, and one of four nitrogenous bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine). The bases bond together following specific base pairing rules to form the famous double helix shape. The sequence of these bases along the DNA determines traits like hair and eye color by coding for different proteins. RNA carries copies of the DNA code to cellular structures called ribosomes to produce proteins according to the code.

1. DNA "The Blueprint of Life"

4. DNA stands for... D eoxyribo N ucleic A cid

14. Think of the bases of DNA like letters. Letters form words.... Words form sentences.... *endless combinations

15. RNA carries the "message," or DNA code, to the ribosomes, where proteins are made

16. RNA - the messenger *single strand *ribose sugar *contains no thymine, uracil instead *follows base pair rule, except adenine binds with uracil instead of thymine DNA: A T A G C G RNA: