Genes & DNA Mukesh Patel
Polynucleotide NUCLEOTIDE Pentose Nitrogen Base Phosphate AS Level Biology
DNA Helix AS Level Biology
Pentoses Deoxyribose Ribose 5-Carbon sugars AS Level Biology
Nitogen Bases Purines Pyrimidines Adenine Cytosine Guanine Thymine Uracil AS Level Biology
How bases join AS Level Biology
Chemical units AS Level Biology
DNA/RNA DNA Has thymine Has deoxyribose Double helix RNA Has uracil Has ribose Single strand AS Level Biology
Protein synthesis (DNA replication) Transcription Translation AS Level Biology
DNA Replication (Semi-conservative) Unfolding of Chains Split H-bonds Joining of new bases Old:New = 50:50 DNA polymerase AS Level Biology
Transcription In nucleolus Unfolding of DNA Formation of mRNA Extrusion out of nucleus Ribosome AS Level Biology
Transcription AS Level Biology
Ribosome RER 50S + 30S Proteins rRNA AS Level Biology
tRNA Anticodon Complementary Specific for each amino acid 80 nucleotides 10-15% of total RNA AS Level Biology
Translation mRNA Codon Anticodon Aminoacyl site Peptidyl site Condensation Peptide bond AS Level Biology
Translation Sequence in DNA Triplet code Why 3? 21 amino acids mRNA easily broken down after specific protein ready AS Level Biology
Why 3? AS Level Biology
Site Ribosomes 30S subunit On RER Aminoacyl site Peptidyl site AS Level Biology
Bases codes Initiation sequence Coding for actual a.a. Sequence Termination codon AS Level Biology
mRNA/tRNA Codon on mRNA Anticodon on tRNA AS Level Biology
Protein Synthesis AS Level Biology
What happens next? Enters cisternae of RER Travels to Golgi Packaged for extrusion out of cell e.g. Enzyme, insulin (as pro-insulin) Can be attached to CHO to make glycoprotein AS Level Biology