How Does DNA Structure Relate To Its Function?
DNA’s structure is a Double helix, or a twisting ladder. It forms these twists as a result of inter-atomic attractions such as Hydrogen bonding. It consists of Base pairs that combine in specific ways to store information for the cell. This information contains instructions for the cell which can be used to create proteins with specific properties and “jobs”. When the DNA has to be “read” or “copied” it is unwound and and transfered into an mRNA (m for messenger), which then takes that information to create a protein somewhere else in the cell. Each time a cell splits, it has to double the DNA. So you can imagine how much information is stored in the DNA. A lot. Which is why its structure is so complex. It allows for storing a huge amount of data in a very efficient manner. One that take little space, is easy to replicate and retrieve information from. Kinda like a really small library that contains every single book in the world ever published, available instantly. The DNA “double hel
