Question

What is the role of DNA in transmitting genetic information? Describe DNA’s important genetic role in a few sentences below.

Answer 1

Answer:

The major function of DNA is to encode the sequence of amino acid residues in proteins, using the genetic code. To read the genetic code, cells make a copy of a stretch of DNA in the nucleic acid RNA.

Answer 2

• The DNA performs the long-term storage of information in the cell.  
• They are known as the blueprint of genetic information.
• The segments of DNA that carry genetic information are called a gene.
• It is a long polymer of units known as nucleotides.
• The DNA is a double helical structure whose backbone is made up of sugar and phosphate groups.
• They are four types of nucleotides.
• The DNA helps in transmitting genetic information.