DNA project

In this lab or assignment was to create a 3D look of DNA using certain materials that were given to us. The materials were red vines, marshmallows and toothpicks. This was to help us understand what DNA looks like for our labs ahead. I noticed that making a 3D sample of the DNA was going to be difficult but I used my peers for help. While I was doing this project it made me think about how DNA molecules get its shape and figure. The purpose of this project was to make a model and be able to identify DNA by just looking at it. First we began by sticking toothpicks in to the red vines. Next we placed marshmallows on the toothpicks. Then we twisted the backbones (red vines) to make it have the DNA look. Finally we labeled the A,T,G,C in the molecules and then we finished. The results of this lab showed us what DNA looks like and what DNA is. For example, when we were making the model we looked at it plenty of times and that picture of the DNA got stuck in our head so we memorized it. The data shows that your DNA is made up of half of your mom and half of your dad. This began to make me think about how they combine and create one human body. I learned that DNA is what define you as a person and gives you your name tag.