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DNA
Starter
Complete the genetics wordsearch.
Can you remember what all the words mean?
DNA is like a computer program
Think, Pair, share.
Computer programs are written in a language called binary. They tell computers what to do.
How do you think DNA molecules provide instructions to make living things?
DNA is instructions
Learning outcomes
Your DNA is instructions which explain how to make you and how to be alive.
Every living thing has DNA.
By the end of the lesson I will:
All: know what a gene is
Some: understand how DNA is a code which tells our cells what to do
Few: explain how cells contain all of a persons DNA but they only use the bits they need
DNA
Can anyone remember what it stands for?
If the code for human DNA was typed out and printed in would make a stack of paper taller than the school.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Folds into a chromosome to stay tidy. Lets try this.
Answer in full sentences:
Gene
Q1, Why do the police find DNA evidence so useful?
Q2, Imagine a scene where there has been a break-in. Where might the Police get the suspects DNA from?
Q3, Why do we end up looking like a combination of our parents?
Q4, What might be the result if a humans DNA becomes damaged?
All of these DNA instructions are found in all of your cells.
Each cell only uses the bits (chapters) which are important to them.
A gene is a small piece of the DNA instructions which controls a specific thing.