Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11874-316-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-316-4

Chapter 7 - Microbial Genetics - Explorations On The Web - Page 212: 2

Answer

The DNA contains the information for everything that occurs within a cell because it has long term storage of information. It contains all the instructions for the construction or development of proteins and RNA. The DNA dictates the directions of traits from parent organisms to their offspring. DNA is able to store and transmit information because it consists of two polynucleotide strands twisted together which enables the replication as each strand can act as a template for generation of a complementary strand. It can also store information in a linear sequence of nucleotides along each strand.

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The DNA contains the information for everything that occurs within a cell because it has long term storage of information. It contains all the instructions for the construction or development of proteins and RNA. The DNA dictates the directions of traits from parent organisms to their offspring. DNA is able to store and transmit information because it consists of two polynucleotide strands twisted together which enables the replication as each strand can act as a template for generation of a complementary strand. It can also store information in a linear sequence of nucleotides along each strand.
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