Intro to DNA - Mini WebQuest
Answers for this WebQuest should be handwritten
Part 1. Base Pairs Interactive
1. Complete the interactive and draw the base pairs of DNA. Click here to access
the interactive.
Part 2: Journey into DNA by Rick Groleau
Click here to access the interactive
Answer the following questions as you go along:
1. Body
What cells contain the human genome? What cells do not?
2. Intestines
. DNA from cell to cell is the ____________, but there are many different types of
cells with specific functions. Describe two different types of cells.
3. Cells
3. How do cells differentiate or become specialized? Why is this important?
4. Nucleus
- What is the function of the nucleus
5. The Human Genome
- How many chromosomes make up the genome?
- How many genes make up the genome
- What percentage of the genome codes for proteins?
6. Chromosome
- When are chromosomes visible?
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8. Gene
- What do genes do?
- How long are genes?
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10. Chromatin Scaffold?
- What is chromatin?
11. Nucleosome
- What is a histone?
12. Double Helix
- Make a quick sketch of the double helix
13. DNA bases
- What makes each "rung" on the ladder?
14. One nucleotide
- What are the three parts that make up a nucleotide?
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