DNA: The Cell's Instruction Manual
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Objective
I can describe that dna is coded instructions for a cell
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
DNA is a giant molecule that contains instructions for a cell.
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DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell, which is like the cell's head office or library.
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The instructions in DNA tell the cell how to make proteins, which are like tiny machines that run the cell.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
7 questions
What is DNA like in our robot building example?
Where is DNA stored inside of a cell?
Part 4 of 4
Exit ticket
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“If you wanted to build a robot, but you needed instructions from a book at the library, what would DNA be like in this story? What would the robot be like?”
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