The protein histone, and attendant proteins, spool the DNA tightly around their complexes and then further wind these complexes into tighter and tighter shapes. About two meters worth of DNA per cell is held in these histone complexes.
coil tightly around associated proteins"
The nucleus contains the DNA, which has the instructions for the production of functional products (i.e. proteins). Therefore the main role of the nucleus is to control the functions of the cell.
The DNA of the cell.
DNA is composed of four deoxyribonucleic acids. The sequence of these determines the sequence of amino acids in proteins. Proteins are essential in maintaining and multiplying cells. Additionally DNA is structured in such a way that it can be copied exactly when the cell prepares to divide.
DNA contains the coding for proteins (which are made at the ribosomes) mRNA copies the coding from the DNA and carries it to the ribosome, where tRNA builds up the protein.
DNA that is not being "used" by the cell is wrapped up around proteins called histones.
DNA that is not being "used" by the cell is wrapped up around proteins called histones.
DNA is much like the "brain" of the cell. It contains genes that produce proteins through transcription (DNA--->RNA) and translation (RNA---->protein). Proteins are what give a cell its function (i.e. turns it from a generic cell into a muscle cell). in a nutshell, it basically tells the cell what to do.
coil tightly around associated proteins"
histones are the proteins that DNA coils aroudn
DNA has the instructions for making all of the cell's proteins. The proteins handle everything else. So in this way DNA directs all the cell's activities.
The nucleus contains the DNA, which has the instructions for the production of functional products (i.e. proteins). Therefore the main role of the nucleus is to control the functions of the cell.
The DNA of the cell.
DNA is composed of four deoxyribonucleic acids. The sequence of these determines the sequence of amino acids in proteins. Proteins are essential in maintaining and multiplying cells. Additionally DNA is structured in such a way that it can be copied exactly when the cell prepares to divide.
DNA controls the production of certain proteins in the cell. Different DNA codes make different proteins. Proteins made in the cell bond together to make amino acids.
DNA contains the coding for proteins (which are made at the ribosomes) mRNA copies the coding from the DNA and carries it to the ribosome, where tRNA builds up the protein.
DNA