- Write the complimentary DNA nucleotides to this strand of DNA: GGTCCA
- What makes up a nucleotide?
- Nucleotides are subunits of which polymers?
- Amino acids are subunits that make up what polymer?
- Describe the process of DNA replication
- Name a mutagen.
- What is made in the process of transcription?
- What is made in the process of translation?
- How does RNA encode for proteins?
Further Reading / Supplemental Links
- http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/dnarep/intro.html
- http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/dna_double_helix/readmore.
html - http://www.biostudio.com/demo_freeman_protein_synthesis.htm
- http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/transcribe/
- http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/gene/gene_a2.html
- http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/builddna/
- http://enwikipedia.org/
- http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/scd_background.html
Vocabulary
amino acid The units (monomers)that combine to make proteins.
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid; a nucleic acid that is the genetic material of all organisms.
DNA replication The synthesis of new DNA; occurs during the S phase of the cell cycle.
double helix Describes the shape of DNA as a double spiral; similar to a spiral staircase.
gene The inherited unit of DNA that encodes for one protein (or one polypeptide).
mutagen A chemical or physical agent that can cause changes to accumulate in DNA.
mutation A change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.
nucleotide The units that make up DNA; consists of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group,
and a nitrogen-containing base