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Introduction of Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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CBSE: Class 12

Key Points: Introduction of Molecular Basis of Inheritance

  • Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides and serve as the building blocks of genetic material.
  • Two types of nucleic acids found in living systems are DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (Ribonucleic acid).
  • DNA acts as the genetic material in most organisms; it was identified as the genetic material over a century after Mendel's era.
  • RNA acts as genetic material in some viruses; in other organisms, it primarily functions as a messenger (mRNA) and also acts as an adapter, structural and catalytic molecule.
  • Human genome sequencing has opened a new era of genomics, building on the understanding of DNA as genetic material.

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