Chap 2 Cont Flashcards
RNA properties
Shorter strand
Ribose
Single helix
UACG
DNA properties
Very long
Deoxyribose
Double helix
TCGA
2 kinds of nucleic acid
DNA
RNA
N bases
Purines
Pyrimines
Purines- 2 rings
Guanine and adenine
Pyrimines 1ring
Thymine, cytosine and uracil
1st level of organization
Sequence of amino acids
2nd level
Helix coil or pleating
3rd level
3D folding that folds back onto itself
4th level
3 or 4 strands that fold over each other.
3 ways to denature a protein
Change in temp
Change in pH
Change in salt concentration
3 kinds of RNA
Messenger, transfer, & ribosomal
Function of messenger RNA
Messenger- brings genetic code to ribosomes
Function of transfer RNA
Transfer- brings amino acid to ribosomes
Function of ribosomal RNA
Ribosomal- makes up part of the structure of the ribosomes