PPT-DNA Structure and Function FA

Learning Goal Every nucleotide is made up of Sugar Phosphate Nitrogen base All of the above NUCLEOTIDE Regarding the nitrogen bases Adenine always bonds with which one Cytosine Thymine. DNA Structure. The discovery of the structure. Francis Crick and James Watson. The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule is the genetic blueprint for each cell and ultimately the blueprint that determines every characteristic of a living organism. The DNA molecule was discovered in 1951 by Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins using X-ray diffraction. . Cell/Developmental Biology I. Group Members. Kelly Hogan, Facilitator . Rita Graze. Matthew . Kearley. . Zheng-Hua. Ye. Xiaoyu. Zhang. Christine Sestero. Heather Tinsley. Learning Goal: . Understand . Nucleic Acids. What do we know already?. i. . The nucleic acids DNA and RNA are polymers of nucleotides. Nucleotides consist of 3 parts. A 5-carbon sugar – ribose or deoxyribose. A phosphate group (acidic & negatively-charged). 2.6 Structure of DNA & RNA. Understandings:. The nucleic acids DNA & RNA are polymers of nucleotides.. DNA differs from RNA in the # of strands normally present, the base composition & type of pentose.. The Structure and Function of Macromolecules Part II: Proteins & Nucleic Acids The FOUR Classes of Large Biomolecules All living things are made up of four classes of large biological molecules: DNA GLOW Lab A new way to investigate DNA structure. V1.1: June 2018 © Copyright by Amplyus LLC, all rights reserved We bring the study of DNA structure to your hands Patent pending DNA GLOW Lab Discuss this with your partner and be ready to share. DNA. . Oswald Avery . (1944). Discovered that the nucleic acid. , . DNA,. stores . and . transmits . the genetic information from one . generation . . Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cracking the Code. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. What is DNA?. The genetic material in cells is contained in a molecule called deoxyribonucleic acid, or . The formation of a highly organized DNA-protein complex, termed as chromatin, which is a nucleoprotein complex completes the packing.. Chromatin can be defined as highly condensed chromosomes at metaphase stage, and very diffuse structures in course of . Directions: Front of card write term. On back write definition and draw picture . Chromosomes. Thread-like structure made of coiled DNA. Gene. Segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait. Nucleotide. . What is DNA?. DNA is a . Nucleic Acid in the nucleus. Polymer of . Nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of. Deoxy. ribose (5-carbon sugar) . Phosphate group. a nitrogen-containing base. Four bases. Explain how the bases on the two strands link together.. HT: Describe in simple terms how a protein is synthesised.. HT: Explain the importance of the shape of a protein for enzyme action and function.. Mitosis, Protein . Synthesis. Week 8. 9/29 . DNA Replication . 11.1. Obj. TSW demonstrate base pairing rules of DNA Replication by constructing a 2-D model of DNA with paper. . P. 68 NB. Replication Video. DNA Structure Simulation. Before we begin, let’s investigate the way DNA molecules are set up!. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/molecules/builddna/. The Structure of DNA. What is DNA?. A bit about DNA….