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By: Sara Weckhorst, Maddy Grob, and Alyssa McCusker BAA runs a junior referee program for boys and girls in grades 9th-12th that are alumni of its program and are looking to learn the game of basketball from an officials perspective.Junior refs ar

Th3 Unit number of games assig Summary Of the Unit: Any CBAA basketball alumni that possesses a good knowledge of th In most living organisms, genetic information is stored in the molecule deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. DNA is made and resides in the nucleus of living cells. DNA gets its name from the sugar molecule contained in its backbone(deoxyribose); however, it gets its significance from its unique structure. Four different nucleotide bases occur in DNA: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T).


 * RNA** is Ribonucleic Acid, a single-stranded nucleic acid containing the sugar ribose. In most organisms, a molecule responsible for transfer of the genetic information encoded in DNA to the manufacture of proteins. In some organisms such as viruses RNA is the primary carrier of genetic informaion.

Protein Synthesis is the process in which DNA encodes for the production of amino acids and proteins and is broken down into transcription and translation.

Mutations are changes in the DNA's genomis sequence. Mutations are caused by radiation, viruses, transposons &mutagenichemicals, as well as errors that occur during meiosis or DNA replication