Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 12 DNA Organization in Chromosomes Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc.
Single nucleic acid molecule No proteins DNA or RNA Single or double stranded Circular or linear Packed into a small volume Viral Genetic Material
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Single nucleic acid molecule Some proteins Always double stranded DNA Large, circular chromosome Packed into a small volume (nucleoid region) Bacterial Genetic Material
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Table 12.1
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 12.2
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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 12.4 Supercoiling
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Polytene chromosomes Lamp brush chromosomes Specialized Eukaryotic Chromosome Organizations
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 12.5 Polytene
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 12.6 Polytene
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 12.7 Lamp Brush
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Only visible during mitosis Easier to move DNA around Normally uncoiled and dispersed Chromatin Available for genetic activity Eukaryotic Chromosomes
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. DNA has a substantial amount of associated proteins Histones Non-histones Chromatin
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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Highly folded DNA presents a problem – genes are inaccessible High resolution images showed how chromatin could be remodeled Histone tails Remodeling Acetylations Methylation Phosphorylation Chromatin Remodeling
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 12.10
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Euchromatin Light staining Active genes Uncoiled during interphase Heterochromatin Heavy staining No (few) active genes Tightly packed during interphase Euchromatin vs Heterochromatin
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Enabled further characterization of chromosomes (previously only size) C – banding Centromeres stain darkly G – banding Digest with trypsin before staining Banding Patterns
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure C – Banding
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure G – Banding
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure X chromosome banding pattern
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Satellite DNA Centromeric sequences Telomeric sequences Middle (moderate) repetitive DNA VNTRs STRs Transposable sequences Pseudogenes Repetitive Sequences
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure Satellite DNA
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure Satellite DNA
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure Centromeric Sequences