How do the instructions end up all over our body? Preview CT-STEM

What does this have to do with getting instructions to new places?

You've replicated DNA! What happens next is cell division, which we've already seen:

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Question 4.1

Why do you think it is important for DNA to replicate before a cell divides?

Question 4.2

If DNA mutates, what happens to the protein that gets made? What do you think that will do to the characteristic the protein helps create in the full organism?

Question 4.3

How did cell division help instructions from DNA get to different parts of your body?

Question 4.4

Discuss with your classmates why cell division is a key part of making sure that the hair on your head is the same color and write the consensus here.

Notes

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