| Humans have something in common - DNA | | | | DNA can be treated as our entity - a living |
| (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) which is secretively | | | | proof that makes us adapting to all sorts of |
| hidden in our chromosomes. Since DNA is a | | | | surroundings. |
| type of nucleic acids which is made of from | | | | |
| millions of nucleotides. Nucleotide is a | | | | This represents how humans are enabling to |
| basic unit of building a long strand of DNA - | | | | survive since human population had reached |
| just like building a house; the basic units | | | | more than 6.6 billion as recorded on July |
| are the bricks, concretes and etc. | | | | 2007. |
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| What is so mysterious about DNA? | | | | How do we look different among each other? |
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| Since it's a small structure with | | | | All of us differ to the type DNA - means that |
| approximately 2.2 - 2.6 nanometers wide, it | | | | each of us has DNA which has different |
| contains a genetic code that can be | | | | genetic information except individual twins |
| deciphered to unveiled the secrets of our | | | | who has identical DNA. People often being |
| body. Advances in DNA technology enable us to | | | | mislead by assuming fingerprint is similar to |
| unlock the secrets of our body as to search | | | | DNA. |
| for the meaning of mankind. | | | | |
| | | | Actually, humans have their own distinctive |
| You look like your mom…you'd got the | | | | fingerprints and DNA but individual twins |
| eyes just like your father…you're as | | | | have different fingerprints. However, |
| strong as your uncle… | | | | differences of DNA among races based on their |
| | | | appearances (phenotypic traits) have yet able |
| These traits can be explained as it is | | | | to be distinguished as we need more time and |
| related to genes - genetic information that | | | | effort to map and identify common distinctive |
| inherited from our parents - possibly | | | | traits at the DNA level. |
| contains sub-information about our ancestors. | | | | |