PPT-2.6 Structure of DNA & RNA

26 Structure of DNA amp RNA Understandings The nucleic acids DNA amp RNA are polymers of nucleotides DNA differs from RNA in the of strands normally present the base composition amp type of pentose. Unit 7. Chapter 12. DNA. D. eoxyribo. n. ucleic . A. cid. RNA. R. ibo. n. ucleic . A. cid. Where does DNA “live”?. The NUCLEUS!. Why is DNA so Important?. * . DNA i. s a nucleic acid that contains the genetic information used in the development and functioning of all living things and some viruses.. Gene . to . Phenotype. : . The BAD2 gene. . and . fragrance in rice. DNA . sequence specifying . a . protein 200 . – 2,000,000 . nt. (. bp. ). Eukaryotic Gene Structure. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a key nucleic acid in transcription and translation. RNA is like DNA except that:. When DNA codes for RNA, the process is called . TRANSCRIPTION. . When RNA codes for proteins, the process is called . TRANSLATION. .. There are 3 types of . rna. , however only mRNA is involved in transcription. DNA from a few Angles. Cell: . Every cell contains a nucleus which is filled with the directions for cell function, DNA. . Chromosome. : . When DNA is tightly coiled and wound it becomes visible in the form of . Add to Table . of Contents. p. 10 DNA/RNA Vocabulary. p. 11 DNA/RNA Structures. p. 12 Complementary Base-Pairing. DNA. Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Double-stranded. Double-helix structure. Made of nucleotides - each nucleotide has 3 parts (remember PBS). 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). Essential idea: The structure of DNA allows efficient storage of genetic information.. There is 2m of DNA in each human cell, however the most cells in the human body have a diameter of 10 . μm. . This DNA is divided in chromosomes and coiled around proteins called histones so that it can be efficiently stored in each cell's nucleus. The human genome project which has decoded the case sequence for the whole 2m of the human genome requires a data warehouse (pictured) to store the information electronically. This should give a good idea of just how efficient DNA is at storing information and why it needs to be so.. CHM . 341. Suroviec. . Fall . 2016. I. . Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids and Bases. Bases. Planar, aromatic, heterocyclic. Purine (2 rings). Pyrimidine (1 ring) . Adenine (A). Guanine (G). Thyamine (T). http://faculty.uca.edu/~johnc/mbi1440.htm. http://www.wappingersschools.org/RCK/staff/teacherhp/johnson/visualvocab/mRNA.gif. GENETIC MATERIAL . In the middle of the 1900’s scientists were asking questions about genes.. Chapter 12 DNA & RNA I.DNA A. Griffith & Transformation Frederick Griffith was trying to figure out how bacteria made people sick-how they cause a certain type of pneumonia. He isolated 2 strains(types) from mice-both cultured well,but only one caused pneumonia.The culture of the disease causing bacteria were __________________colonies while the other was rough Transformation. 1928- . Frederick Griffith . was trying to figure out how bacteria made people sick. Pneumonia. Cause of pneumonia was not a chemical poison released by disease causing bacteria. The heat killed bacteria had passed their disease-causing ability to the harmless strain. Essential idea: . The structure of DNA allows efficient storage of genetic information. . 2.6 Structure of DNA and RNA. Nature . of science: . Using . models as representation of the real world—Crick and Watson used model making to discover the structure of DNA. (1.10) . (Chapters 6 and 3). . Presented by Dr. Laurie M. Erickson. Chair of the Department of Health Sciences. Blitstein Institute of Hebrew Theological College. Chicago, IL, USA.. 1. 6.1 Genome Size. Genome:. RNA is made of a long chain of nucleotides.. Differences between DNA and RNA:. 1 – the sugar on RNA is ribose instead of deoxyribose. 2 – RNA is generally single-stranded. 3 – RNA contains uracil in place of thymine.