DNA for Dinner Lesson 4: Building Blocks to Organisms

Explore the function of common enzymes in food and in the human body.

Learn how DNA provides the information to make RNA, from which protein is made.

Examine how amino acids are specified in RNA by the specific order of three bases. The order of amino acids determines the particular protein to be made.

The order of A's, C's, G's and T's in the DNA sequences of genes is the code for specific amino acids that result in specific proteins.

The order of amino acids determines the function of the particular protein.

Different proteins do different jobs in the organism.

Some proteins, called enzymes, have functions that speed reactions in the cell.

Certain DNA sequences are "on" switches to start proteins; others are "off" switches to end proteins.

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		Explore the function of common enzymes in food and in the human body. Learn how DNA provides the information to make RNA, from which protein is made. Examine how amino acids are specified in RNA by the specific order of three bases. The order of amino acids determines the particular protein to be made. The order of A's, C's, G's and T's in the DNA sequences of genes is the code for specific amino acids that result in specific proteins. The order of amino acids determines the function of the particular protein. Different proteins do different jobs in the organism. Some proteins, called enzymes, have functions that speed reactions in the cell. Certain DNA sequences are "on" switches to start proteins; others are "off" switches to end proteins. Next: Appetizer
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