3.15 Understand that a gene is a section of a molecule of DNA

Notes


DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid = Double-helix structure
 ->Nucleus
   --> Gene - carries information (characteristics) of organism, individual genes for:
      ---> Blood group (animal)
      ---> Petal colour (plant)
      ---> Etc.

Nucleus, Gene (genetic information) -- passed to Cytoplasm --> Cytoplasm, Protein
 - Protein controls production of characteristic 


Below (http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/thenewgenetics/images/ch1_dnagenes.jpg)
 -> Diagram of DNA relative to cell structure