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DNA as the genetic material

This course contains 3 segments:

Structure of DNA

DNA is the molecule that carries heredity information for all living things on Earth. Learn more about the structure of this amazing molecule and how it carries information.

Discovery of DNA

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This course contains 3 segments:

Structure of DNA

DNA is the molecule that carries heredity information for all living things on Earth. Learn more about the structure of this amazing molecule and how it carries information.

Discovery of DNA

Today, we know that DNA is the genetic material: the molecule that bears genes, is passed from parents to children, and provides instructions for the growth and functioning of living organisms. But scientists didn’t always know this. In fact, for many years, researchers thought that protein would turn out to be the genetic material! Learn more about the properties of DNA and how it was identified as the hereditary molecule.

DNA replication

When you make a copy of something, how perfect does the copy need to be? If that something is your DNA, the answer is, pretty perfect! Errors during DNA copying can lead to cancer and other health conditions. Learn how cells use a group of different enzymes to accurately copy their DNA, and how they detect and repair copying errors and DNA damage.

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This course belongs to a collection called Biology. It's comprised of 31 courses:
  1. Intro to biology
  2. Chemistry of life
  3. Water, acids, and bases
  4. Properties of carbon
  5. Macromolecules
  6. Energy and enzymes
  7. Structure of a cell
  8. Membranes and transport
  9. Cellular respiration
  10. Photosynthesis
  11. Cell signaling
  12. Cell division
  13. Classical and molecular genetics
  14. DNA as the genetic material (viewing)
  15. Central dogma (DNA to RNA to protein)
  16. Gene regulation
  17. Biotechnology
  18. Developmental biology
  19. Bacteria and archaea
  20. Viruses
  21. Evolution and the tree of life
  22. History of life on Earth
  23. Ecology
  24. Biodiversity and conservation
  25. Behavioral biology
  26. Principles of physiology
  27. Human biology
  28. Studying for the AP Biology exam?
  29. Crash Course: Biology and Ecology
  30. Meet the biology professional
  31. Plant biology
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