Basics of DNA Structure & Function
Dr. Monisha Banerjee
Professor
Molecular & Human Genetics Lab
Department of Zoology
University of Lucknow
Lucknow
,Introduction
,Cell-Chromosome-DNA
, What’s So Special About DNA?
DNA is one of the most boring macromolecules
imaginable - its made of only four building blocks
and has a perfectly monotonous structure.
Worse yet, DNA just sits there - it doesn’t catalyze
reactions or build the cell or organism.
So, what’s so good about
DNA?
The answer lies in DNA’s ability to store and
copy information.
Dr. Monisha Banerjee
Professor
Molecular & Human Genetics Lab
Department of Zoology
University of Lucknow
Lucknow
,Introduction
,Cell-Chromosome-DNA
, What’s So Special About DNA?
DNA is one of the most boring macromolecules
imaginable - its made of only four building blocks
and has a perfectly monotonous structure.
Worse yet, DNA just sits there - it doesn’t catalyze
reactions or build the cell or organism.
So, what’s so good about
DNA?
The answer lies in DNA’s ability to store and
copy information.
