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Isolation, Amplification, and Characterization of a Segment of Human DNA Mar. 12/06 Planning (a): Introduction: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that holds genetic information specifying the biological development of all life forms by establishing the inherited structure of protein in a cell. It consists of two long chains of nucleotides that coil into a double helix shape, which is similar to the form of a winding staircase. It is able to synthesis RNA (ribonucleic acid) and duplicate itself. Each nucleotide of DNA is made up of three different units: a phosphate group, a sugar molecule (deoxyribose), and one of four nitrogenous bases. The bases are either cytosine (C), thymine (T), adenine (A), or guanine (G). In Eukaryotic cells, DNA is found in the nucleus, and is locked in "threads" called chromosomes. There are 23 pairs of chromosomes found in humans, creating a total of 46. In the entire human...

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