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DNA
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RECALL … 4 classes of macromolecules –Carbohydrates –Lipids –Proteins –NUCLEIC ACIDS!!! –Subunit (Building Blocks): NUCLEOTIDES
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DNA – deoxyriboNUCLEIC ACID (de – without, oxy – oxygen, ribo – ribose sugar) Store and pass genetic information Building Block of DNA: nucleotides
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DNA Very longVery long thin molecule made up of linked nucleotides Double stranded helix –Twisted ladder Determines traits of EVERY LIVING ORGANISM
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Nucleotide Structure 3 parts –Sugar (deoxyribose or ribose) –Phosphate (P with oxygens attached) –Nitrogen base Adenine Thymine Guanine Cytosine
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Nitrogen Base Pairing Adenine Thymine Guanine Cytosine All Tigers Can Growl
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Nitrogen Base Pairing Adenine Thymine Guanine Cytosine = Hydrogen Bond
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Nitrogen Base Pairing Adenine Thymine CytosineGuanine ThymineAdenine CytosineGuanine AdenineThymine Guanine Cytosine = Hydrogen Bond
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Nitrogen Base Pairing Adenine Thymine CytosineGuanine ThymineAdenine CytosineGuanine AdenineThymine Guanine Cytosine
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What is the COMPLEMENTARY DNA STRAND? EXAMPLE 1 ATTGACCATTGATAGCCGAATA TAACTGGTAACTATCGGCTTAT EXAMPLE 2 TCTTCGGAACATTAGTCGAGGC AGAAGCCTTGTAATCAGCTCCG
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CHROMATID DNA ladder DNA double helix Chromatin Coiled up Chromatin 2 Chromatids
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CHROMOSOME Chromatin 2 Chromatids 2 Chromatids = 1 Chromosome
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Centromere Holds sister chromatids together in a chromosome
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Chargraff’s Rule There will be the same number of bases as its complementary base in a DNA molecule. –EX: If there are 80 Adenines then there will be 80 Thymines. – If there is 20% A’s, then how many G’s will there be in a DNA molecule? 30% G’s Why? –Because if there are 20% A’s, then there must be 20% T’s = 40%. –100% - 40%= 60% left for C’s and G’s. –So, 30% for C’s and 30% for G’s.
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