How much do you know about DNA? (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Did you know that DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid is important? Are you aware that there is so much that can be determined about you by just using your DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)?
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1. Same DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
According to sciencefocus.com your DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) is arranged into chromosomes and are grouped into 23 pairs. They further add that the same sex siblings could be created with the same selection of chromosomes, but the odds of this happening would be one in 246 or about 70 trillion.
2. Who Discovered DNA?
The National Humane Genome Research Institute talks about the Swiss biochemist Frederich Miescher, whom first observed DNA in the late 1800’s. They further added that the importance of DNA became clear in 1953 thanks to the work of James Tatson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkines, and Rosaline Frankling.
3. Two Main Functions of DNA
Do you know the main functions of DNA? DNA stores information and it copies itself. Also according to snexplores.org scientists can study DNA to find out clues to diseases, DNA can also teach us about human evolution and the evolution of other organisms, and it can even help solves crimes.
I recall doing DNA testing to learn more about my mother’s history. I discovered a first cousin. The DNA was 99.9 percent accurate. I also recall a jury case where the case was about 10 years old. When questioned by jurors as to why it was just now coming to trial, they were told that DNA was not used before then to determine criminal cases. Now DNA can be tested on convicted criminals for a match.
4. DNA Paternity Test
Have you ever had a question regarding paternity? Did you know that a DNA paternity test is nearly 100% accurate for determining whether a man is another person’s biological father. The DNA tests can use cheek swabs or blood tests according to myclevlandclinic.org.
5. DNA and Cancer
What part does DNA play with treating cancer patients? I recall when my daughter had Breast Cancer they tested her to see if it was possibly genetic. The doctor explained to me if the tests showed that she carried the Gene we possibly should notify the rest of her siblings so that they would be aware and could also be tested to be sure that they did not carry the gene. Thank God we discovered it was not hereditary. Nebraskamed.com talks about the possibility that if a doctor discovers certain genetic changes in your tumor, it could mean your cancer could be effectively treated with immunotherapy which is used to help your own immune system attack the cancer cells.
6. Cancer Preventing Surgery
Did you know that according the health.com Angelina Jolie carries a mutation in the BRCA1gene, giving her a high risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. They further added that she chose to have preventive surgery to remove her breasts, ovaries, and Fallopian tubes to reduce her cancer risk. Now that was her individual decision. Would you or I have made that same decision? Or possibly would you have waited because new cures are being discovered on a daily basis. There may even be a cure to change or remove mutations that cause certain diseases. That discovery could even come possibly as early as tomorrow. Who knows?
7. Where is DNA Found in the body?
Have you ever given thought to where DNA is found in your body? The National Institute of Justice states that DNA can be found in the blood, semen, skin cells, tissue, organs, muscle, brain cells, bone, teeth, hair, saliva, mucus, perspiration, fingernails, urine, feces, etc. That is a lot of places. I would say just about most of your body.
8. Music and Your DNA
Did you know that according to futurism.com converting DNA into music can be done by many different computer programs. They further add that such a program has been developed by Ross King, a biologist from the University of Wales in Aberystwyth (United Kingdom), and Colin Angus, a musician; They hope that when using the program, “users could feed in their own DNA sequences and develop their own anthems.” Phys.org/news talks about the PHD student Dr. Thomas Harwood, whom recently graduated from the University of Strathclyde; He pointed out that the sound waves In DNA are not your ordinary sounds waves. They have a frequency of a few terahertz or a billion times higher than a human or a dog can hear!” This is amazing to learn.
9. DNA Fingerprinting
Your Genetic map consists of compounds called bases, and there are 4 of them, paired up with another to form what are called base pairs. Did you know that your DNA has about 3 billion of these couples that are strung together to tell your cells how to make copies of each other according to webmd.com. They further add that to get your DNA fingerprint, you would give a sample of cells from your body which come comes from a swab inside your mouth, your skin, roots of your hair, saliva, sweat, or other body fluids; blood is usually the easiest way.
10. Immortality Drive
The immortality Drive was created so that immortal DNA could be stored forever, securing history for anyone to find according to livingdna.com. They further add that it acts as a giant memory device storing the genetic information from a range of people including athletes and musicians. This was launched to the international space station in 2008. This is good to know because we do not know how long the world as we know it now will be in existence. DNA is quite important and relevant in our lives; it is our own individual blueprint. So now you have a glimpse as to what is in your DNA.
Source:
Can two people have the same DNA?
DeoxyribonucleicAcid(DNA) Fact Sheet
What You Should Know About Cancer-Preventing Surgery
Sound-likebubbles whizzing around in DNA are essential to life
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4 comments:
Betty, I love reading things like this. And learning about DNA is really interesting to me.
Thanks for sharing this with Sweet Tea & Friends May link up.
Paula I could not agree with you more.
We're learning all about DNA this year through my son's genetics class; it's been a lot of fun (and I'm remembering a lot of things I forgot I had ever even learned).
Good for you Joanne. Thanks for stopping by.
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