Cell division and DNA replication Cells divide Growth, Repair, Replacement Before cells divide they have to double cell structures, organelles, and their genetic information
How does DNA make more DNA? DNA replication How does DNA make more DNA?
DNA Structure - Discovery Structure was discovered in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick
DNA DNA = Deoxyribose nucleic acid Made out of sugars (deoxyribose), phosphates and nitrogen bases
Bases always bond with the same partner: purine - pyramidine Adenine – Thymine Guanine - Cytosine
Rungs formed by nucleotide bases DNA structure “Backbone” formed by sugar-phosphate Rungs formed by nucleotide bases
DNA replication Each DNA strand serves as a template for the assembly of a new strand
DNA replication: Summary Result: 2 daughter DNA molecules Each containing 1 parent strand and 1 new strand Identical to each other Identical to parent DNA