1. Reading assignment:: Watson and Crick’ 1953 Nature Paper Lecture 1: 10
Fall 2006
Answer questions based on the figure.
1.Write down the sequence of the double-stranded DNA using common abbreviations for four nucleotides, G, A, T, and C.
2. Assuming that the double-stranded DNA is separated into two single strands by heat denaturation, can you determine whether the two single strands have the same mass or not? Why?
3. How many picograms does one such molecule weigh?
Reading assignment::
Watson and Crick’ 1953
Nature Paper
These three problems will be your homework.
Answer questions based on the figure.
1.Write down the sequence of the double-stranded DNA using common abbreviations for four nucleotides, G, A, T, and C.
2. Assuming that the double-stranded DNA is separated into two single strands by mechanical force, can you determine whether the two strands will have the same mass or not? Why?
3. How many picograms does one such molecule weigh?
In addition, you will one reading paper to read after class. We will have a quiz based on the content of the paper.