Transcription of Cells and DNA - MedlinePlus
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Help Me Understand GeneticsCells and DNAR eprinted from MedlinePlus National Library of MedicineNational Institutes of HealthDepartment of Health & Human ServicesReprinted from MedlinePlus Genetics ( )iTable of Contents1 What is a cell?12 What is DNA?63 What is a gene?94 What is a chromosome?115 How many chromosomes do people have?136 What is noncoding DNA?14 Reprinted from MedlinePlus Genetics ( )1 Cells and DNA1 What is a cell? Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things. The human body is composed of trillions of Cells . They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, convert those nutrients into energy, and carry out specialized functions. Cells also contain the body s hereditary material and can make copies of have many parts, each with a different function.
located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA). Mitochondria (Figure 5) are structures within cells that convert the energy from food into a …
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