Genetic Code

Genetic Code Visit our website: http://www.sliderbase.com/ Free PowerPoint Presentations for teaching and learning Objectives: I can describe the structure of DNA, I can explain the difference between an allele, a gene and homologous chromosomes Genes are sections of DNA that contain coded information that determines the nature and development of organisms A different form of a particular gene, positioned in the same relative position (locus) on homologous chromosomes Homologous chromosomes Gene locus – position on the chromosome Alleles (diff versions of the genes) Homologous chromosomes Two chromosomes which contain the same genes but may contain different alleles