In The Gno

Recall that a single nucleotide monomer, the individual building blocks of genes, is basically made of a sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base.  The monomer itself, as previously mentioned, is usually referred to by the same name as the base it contains.  This is why the linear sequences of genes are sometimes explained as strings [...]

DNA is the inherited genetic material that controls gene expression through protein synthesis.  This is a fancy way of saying that DNA is a chemical form of a genetic blueprint.  The genetic instructions contained in DNA are housed in genes.  Genes are smaller segments that, when strung together, comprise a DNA molecule.  Genes are actually [...]

Hi, I’m Pyrimidiva, an editorial commentator for In The Gno.  Genes and DNA are part of an amazing and interesting microscopic world; a world that controls what we look like — inside and out — and how we feel, among other things.  Did you ever wonder how we know so much about this incredible world [...]

Welcome, and thank you for reading this blog – In The Gno – where “gno” is Latin root for knowledge.  Are you a college student researching data or facts for an essay?  Maybe you are an expecting parent – in which case congratulations would be in order – and searching for information regarding heredity or [...]