Bio - Final Comic
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- Let's find out!
- Why do people have different colored eyes?
- People have different characteristics because of Genes. Genes are specific parts of your DNA that code for specific traits.
- The body reads the gene from molecules called bases. The 4 bases are called Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine and the bases always pair with the other of its pair. the pairs are A to T and C to G.
- The process of reading genes is called transcription and it happens in the nucleus of the cell.
- How does your body read your genes?
- Good Question. It all happens in the nucleus. mRNA is created by splitting the DNA in half with a RNA polymerase. Next the bases bond to the RNA. There is a new base though. Instead of Thymine there is Uracil.
- Genes are used to create proteins or the building blocks of your body. It does this by creating mRNA.
- How is mRNA created?
- Uracil replaces Thymine because it is much cheaper to make. Thymine is used in DNA because it is easier for cytosine to find.
- Oh that makes sense.
- Why is there a different Base?
- Proteins are created because the mRNA leaves the nucleus and goes to a ribosome. Next another type of RNA uses the mRNA to make the protein.
- That sounds complicated!
- How are proteins created?
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