DNADNA RNASlide 3Slide 4DNA Backbone StructureSlide 6Slide 7DNA Primary Structure SummarySlide 9DNA Double HelixSlide 11Slide 12DNA ReplicationSlide 14Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17Slide 18RNA TranscriptionSlide 20Slide 21Types of RNASlide 23Slide 24Slide 25Slide 26Protein SynthesisSlide 28Slide 29Slide 30Slide 31Slide 32DNADNA RNADNA RNADNA RNADNA Backbone Structure•Alternate phosphate and sugar (deoxyribose), phosphate ester bondsDNA Backbone Structure•Alternate phosphate and sugar (deoxyribose), phosphate ester bondsDNA RNADNA Primary Structure Summary•Backbone (sugar+phophate with phosphate ester bonds and base or heterocyclicamine side chainsDNA RNADNA Double Helix•Base pairing by unique hydrogen bonds•C - G and A - T pairsDNA Double Helix•Base pairing by unique hydrogen bonds•C - G and A - T pairsDNADNA Replication•Polymerase enzymes which guide replicationDNA Replication•Polymerase enzymes which guide replicationDNA Replication•Complementary base pairs form new strands.DNADNADNARNA Transcription•In nucleus, DNA guides the synthesis of mRNARNA Transcription•RNA polymerase and elongation reactionRNA Transcription•RNA polymerase and elongation reactionTypes of RNA•mRNA contains codons which code for amino acids.DNATypes of RNA•rRNA - Ribosome - contains enzymes and keeps everything togetherTypes of RNA•tRNA - Transfer RNA carries amino acid and read codons on m-RNA through its own anticodons.Types of RNA•tRNA - Transfer RNA carries amino acid and read codons on m-RNA through its own anticodons.Protein SynthesisProtein SynthesisProtein SynthesisProtein SynthesisProtein SynthesisProtein
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