DNA is the chemical substance that genetic material is made out of; it stores the genetic code.

An X-ray is a form of radiation that can be used for creating images.

DNA has a double helix structure made from two chains in a spiral.

The genome is all of the genetic material of a cell.

The discovery of the structure of DNA

Science

Pupils will learn about sexual reproduction in humans, including the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems, menstrual cycle, gametes, fertilisation, gestation and birth.

In Year 6, pupils learned that living organisms produce offspring of the same kind, that characteristics are passed from parents to their offspring, and that offspring look similar to their parents and to one another but are not identical to them.

Heredity and DNA

What did James Watson and Francis Crick discover?

In 1952 what did Rosalind Franklin produce?

What was the name of the scientist in a team with Rosalind Franklin at King's College?

DNA discovered to be a unique chemical molecule.

DNA discovered to be the material involved in heredity.

Put these events in the discovery of DNA in the correct order.

Which of the four scientists involved in the discovery of DNA was not awarded the Nobel prize?

All of the DNA in an organism is called the ...

Which type of cell does **not** store DNA in a nucleus?

Which of the following statements best describe the structure of DNA?

DNA is passed from parent to offspring during which common life process?

Organisms only have a small amount of DNA.

Features can be observed without apparatus, DNA cannot.

Why was the heredity of features discovered before DNA?

What are the four letters that make up the genetic code?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

The discovery of the structure of DNA

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.