ARN 1 Flashcards

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I know that ADN contains the instructions for our cells.

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Sé que el ADN contiene la instrucciones para nuestras células.

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But how do they carry out these instructions.

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¿Pero cómo se llevan a cabo estas instrucciones?

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Almost all living cells contain ADN, o ácido desoxirribonucleico.

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Casi todas las células vivas contienen ADN, o ácido desoxirribonucleico.

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ADN is the thing responsible for the differences between organisms.

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ADN es el responsable de las diferencias entre los organismos.

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Think about it. Cells are incredibly diverse.

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Piénsalo. Las células son increíblemente diversas.

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For example, the motor nerves are some long chains that transmit signals through your body.

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Por ejemplo, los nervios motores son unas largas cadenas que transmiten señales a través de tu cuerpo.

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They don’t have anything to do with the white globules (glóbulos blancos), which are some little spheres that help us combat infections.

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No tienen nada que ver con los glóbulos blancos, los cuales son unas esferitas que nos ayudan a combatir infecciones.

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So, how is it that one cell should be be a germ killing machine, while the other acts like an electric cable?

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Entonces, ¿qué hace que una célula sea una máquina mata-gérmenes, mientras la otra actúa como un cable eléctrico?

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The difference lies in some molecules called proteins, the corner stones of all cells.

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La diferencia radica en unas moléculas llamadas proteínas, las piedras angulares de todas las células.

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The DNA tells your cells what proteins to make, when to make them, and what to do with them.

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El ADN le dice a tus células qué proteínas hacer, cuándo hacerlas, y qué hacer con ellas.

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For example, DNA tells the cells of your eyes that they should produce transparent proteins, so that the light might be able to pass.

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Por ejemplo, ADN le dice a las células de tus ojos que produzcan proteínas transparentes, para que la luz pueda pasar.

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And DNE tells the cells of your pancreas that they should produce insulin, which permits your body to process sugar.

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Y ADN le dice a las células de tu páncreas que produzcan insulina, lo que le permite a tu cuerpo procesar el azúcar.

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