During reproduction, adult organisms pass their DNA and its set of instructions along to their offspring.
Where DNA Is Found
DNA is found in nearly every cell of the human body.
Collectively, all the nuclear DNA in an organism is known as its “genome.”
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The rest of the DNA sequences regulate when, how, and how much of a protein is made.
It takes two separate steps to make proteins using instructions from DNA.
Then, each base also attaches to a sugar molecule and a phosphate molecule, forming a nucleotide.
In 1962, Watson, Crick, and Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discovery.
National Human Genome Research Institute.Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fact sheet.
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