What is DNA???
DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid!
Structure of DNA
It has a double helix structure, with 4 bases.
- DNA is 2.5 nanometers in diameter (human hair is 80,000 - 100,000)
- Each cell has 6 feet of DNA in it
- People have 60 TRILLION feet or 10 BILLION miles of DNA inside of them
- 99.9% of our DNA is the same!!
- A few grams of DNA can store all the data found in the world
- There are actually more than 4 DNA bases (but they're super rare)
Super cool facts:
