Our guide picked us up and entertained us the whole way, taking us to the best spots â we even had a close encounter with a bear on the side of the road! This wildlife photo tour will explore the wildlife, geology, and natural history of Grand Teton National Park.
Chromosomes contain smaller units of genetic material called DNA. DNA is a sequence of letters that spell out the genetic code. The DNA is organized into words and sentences called genes. Humans have approximately 20,000 genes and each one influences a part of development. These genes usually come in pairs.
DNA is the heredity material of the cell. Some cells (bacterial cells) have one large circular DNA strand. In other organisms like us (aka eukaryotic cells) the dna for the cell is in several linear strands instead of one large circular piece of DNA. Each one of these strands of DNA is called a chromosome. The DNA of each chromosome is really tightly wound up around proteins called histones. Finally, a gene is a small segment of DNA, found in a small section of the chromosome (These can often be seen as dark bands in pictures of chromosomes). It is here, at the gene, that the DNA uncoils and opens up momentarily in order to have the gene 'read' and eventually copied into a protein (aka polypeptide).