DNA And Biotechnology Flashcards
Two forms of nucleic acids
DNA and RNA
Nomenclature of nucleic acids
Nucleotides
Nucleosides
Nucleotides
ATP or ADP
When one or more phosphate groups are attached to a nucleoside
Nucleoside
A five carbon sugar bound to a nitrogenous base
Sugar phosphate backbone
5’ to 3’
joined by 3’-5’ phosphodiester bonds
DNA strands run antiparallel
Purine
Pure as gold
Adenine
Guanine
Two rings
Pyramidine
Cytosine
Uracil
Thymine
CUT the Py
One ring
Base pairing
Complementary
AT
GC
5’ to 3’
Sugar phosphate backbone
Double helix
Hydrogen bonding
DNA replication
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Chromosomal Proteins
Histones Heterochromatin Euchromatin Telomeres Centromeres