Lecture 32 Flashcards
covalent structure and nucleotide sequence , what structure
primary structure
regular, stabel structure taken up by some or all the nucleotides
secondary structure
complex folding of large chromosomes or the elaborate folding of tRNA or rRNA structures
tertiary structure
covalent bond that joins successive nucleotides of both DNA and RNA
phosphodiester linkage
phsophodiester bonds are between what and what
5 prime and 3 prime
3’, 5’ - phosphodiester bonds run in the same direction
parallel
3’, 5’ phosphodiester bonds run in opposite directions
antiparallel
antiparallel confirmed how
by x ray analysis
how many H bonds between G and C
3
how many H bonds between A and T
2
3 H bonds between what
G and C
2 H bonds between what
A and T
G = what
c
A = what
T
which base pairing tends to be the strongest and why
guanine cytosine due to more H bonds
has the potential to form hairpin or cruciform
palindrome
no possibility of self complementarity
mirror repeat
which pairs with itself
hairpin
palindrome has potential to form what
hairpin or cruciform
three different DNA forms
a form, b form, z form
more common in solutions lacking water; unknown how frequently it may occur in cells
a form
common in physiological conditions, what form
b form
which form is Watson and crick associated with
b form
common when C-G pairs are alternating; found in some cells but function is unknown, what form
z form
non- Watson crick pairing, what type
Hoogsteen pairing
form from Hoogsteen pairing
triplex DNAs
occur when 4 DNA strands pair
tetraplex DNA