Introducing DNA
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Natalia Sivackova
Introducing DNA
SubunitsMade of simple subunits called nucleotidesConsists of 3 parts:1.Sugar (deoxyribose)2.Phosphate group3.Base
phosphate
sugar base
NucleotidesNucleotides do not all have same baseFour different bases:1.Adenine (A)2.Cytosine (C)3.Guanine (G)4.Thymine (T)
Building DNA MoleculesTwo nucleotides link
together by a covalent bond
DNA = two strands of nucleotides wound together
Complementary base pairing: A – T and C – G
DNA ReplicationCopying DNA to produce new molecules
with same base sequenceSemi-conservative: one new strand and
one old conserved from parent DNA3 Stages:
Stage 1Double helix is unwound Breaking the hydrogen bondsEnzyme involved: Helicase
Stage 2Single strands act as templatesFree nucleotides attach (form hydrogen
bonds)Main enzyme involved: DNA Polymerase
Stage 3• Rewind into double helix
VocabularyNucleotidesAdenineCytosineGuanineThymineCovalent bondComplementary base pairingSemi-conservative
Bibliographyhttp://www.biology-online.org/1/5_DNA.htmhttp://www.scq.ubc.ca/a-monks-flourishing-
garden-the-basics-of-molecular-biology-explained/
http://qwickstep.com/search/hydrogen-bonds-dna.html
http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios100/lecturesf04am/lect02.htm
References:Study GuidePg. 16Course CompanionPg. 54-58Pearson HLPg. 55-60