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The Ladder
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
I'm called by three letters
Though I have a long name.
I'm in all of you,
But I'm never the same.
I'm all coiled up
So that I am quite small,
But if you stretch me out
I'll be really tall.
I could be the root
Of certain disease;
If man can unlock me
He'll solve many mysteries.
Though I have a long name.
I'm in all of you,
But I'm never the same.
I'm all coiled up
So that I am quite small,
But if you stretch me out
I'll be really tall.
I could be the root
Of certain disease;
If man can unlock me
He'll solve many mysteries.
Hint
His eyes are brown,And hers are light blue;
I control all of that
I'm a blueprint of you!
Answer
DNADNA is short for deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA is in every living thing, but its pattern is never exactly identical in anyone, even twins. Normally, DNA is coiled up inside chromosomes; however, if you were to stretch out a single strand, it would be between 2-3 meters (6-9 feet) long! Scientists believe that many diseases occur because of imperfections in DNA. If DNA were to be completely understood, we might be able to cure lots of diseases, and we would understand our bodies far better.
DNA is the blueprint to all life. It controls our hair and eye color and literally every feature of our bodies, both physical and genetic.
The title may have been the biggest clue; DNA is double-stranded and resembles a twisted ladder.
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Nicely phrased! Tick VG
brings back memories of biology class, thank you!
EZ but fun!!! Nice job!!
well-made! it was pretty easy but u gotta love this
i liked it
Nice job. Great information for something that is quite common. More please.
very well done and great job
I actually thought of that answer when I was reading the title (just completely randomly thought of it)! I like it, it really is put together and worded well. Great job!
Thanks for the comments, guys!
wowie.... that one was EASY
nicely written
Well written, but I got it from the "ladder" and "3 letters". I was just talking about DNA last night though...
I also go it immediately, but really enjoyed reading about DNA. Never knew the facts about it until now, just knew that it works. Thanks so much for posting.
Quite easy, but interesting
I got it with the first lines - fun!
Nice info, too. Thanks.
Nice info, too. Thanks.
Easy but fun. Well written. A+ on this one.
I couldn't get "the alphabet" out of my head as the answer.
I'm called by three letters
Though I have a long name. (ABC's / alphabet).
I'm in all of you,
But I'm never the same. (different names spelled differently – I admit the "never" makes it not quite right.)
If man can unlock me
He'll solve many mysteries. (through language and vocabulary)
I'm called by three letters
Though I have a long name. (ABC's / alphabet).
I'm in all of you,
But I'm never the same. (different names spelled differently – I admit the "never" makes it not quite right.)
If man can unlock me
He'll solve many mysteries. (through language and vocabulary)
too easy
I loved the long answer. If it was easy who cares, because it was really fun and worded well. Nice job bookworm!
I got it after the hint. Good teaser.
opps, i guessed "gut" lol. i totally didnt pay atttention to the title, and i didnt even notice there was a hint. XD XD
I guessed 'gut' too. I feel a bit guilty about not getting it because I've been studying for a biology test.
Interesting subject. Amazing how DNA can solve mysteries. Well written puzzle - thanks! Happy, beautiful autumn day to friends in CT, NY and PA!
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I didn't get it until I read the hint then it was quit obvious
. One point however - not everyone's DNA is different: identical twins/triplets etc have the same DNA.
. One point however - not everyone's DNA is different: identical twins/triplets etc have the same DNA.
Sometimes they just seem too easy. This is one of those. I got it by as I was reading it. Good poem.
had it after 3 lines
Too easy. Well written, but too easy.
Very, VERY easy (title and 2 lines) but also well-written. Great info for middle-schoolers first learning this stuff (except for the part about 'never the same'; identical twins come from the same fertilized egg and therefore share the same genetic material!) (My students know science is my worst subject area, but I do know THAT much!!)
i figured it out by the 5th line("I'm all coiled up")
extremely easy
fun however
extremely easy
fun however
I thought your gene, but that is 4 letters so that made me wrong. Nice one though
Don't know what I found so difficult in 2011 but got it straight away this time. Seemed painfully obvious to me.
EZ I had it by the third line.
I enjoyed this quiz and I learned a few things, too Thanks for posting!
Well done, very informative. Easy as pie.
Too easy sure of it by line 4
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Got it right away,but it was very informative and well written. You did a great job!
I also got it really quickly, but it was fun to read and the explanation held a lot of good info.
Fun and challenging teaser. I also got gene and knew it was wrong and did not fit the clue.
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