Discover how genes work to make you who you are AND what you can do to maximize what's in your genes. How does DNA carry information? How is this information translated into something useful? What happens when the information changes? What do your food and other lifestyle choices have to do with your genes?
Genes are regions along the DNA molecule that contain information critical to the development and operation of the body. Each gene has a set of instructions. The instructions are in code form and must be translated into proteins that carry out the large number of activities that are essential for life. Some of the proteins are enzymes that assemble or disassemble large molecules or transport food molecules into the body or carry oxygen through the bloodstream. You get the picture - every
essential life activity involves proteins. Let's look at the key players in the amazing transition from a chemical molecule, the DNA, to a living, breathing organism such as you!
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