Molecular Structure Of DNA And RNA

Question 1

What is molecular genetics?

Answer 1

The study of DNA structure and function at the molecular level

Question 2

What is the goal of molecular genetics?

Answer 2

Use the knowledge of DNA structure to understand how DNA functions as the genetic material

Question 3

What are the four criteria for genetic material that help it in fulfilling its role?

Answer 3

1)Information: containing the needed information to construct an entire organism

2)Replication: the genetic material must be copied because it is going to be passed from mother to offspring, and from mother cell to daughter cell during cell division.

3)Transmission: During reproduction the genetic material must be passed down from parents to offspring

4)Variation: the genetic material must vary in ways that can account for the phenotype differences within each species