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DNA Structure and Organization
- DNA is a double-stranded helical molecule composed of deoxyribonucleotides
- Nucleotide components: nitrogenous base (A, T, G, C), pentose sugar (deoxyribose), and phosphate group
- Watson-Crick model features: antiparallel strands, complementary base pairing (A=T, G≡C), right-handed helix
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Search for Genetic Material
- Griffith's Transformation Experiment (1928): discovered 'transforming principle' using S. pneumoniae
- Experimental setup: S-strain (virulent, smooth), R-strain (non-virulent, rough)
- Key result: Heat-killed S-strain + live R-strain → mice died, proving transformation
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DNA Replication
- Semiconservative nature: each new DNA has one parental and one newly synthesized strand
- Meselson-Stahl experiment (1958): used ¹⁵N and ¹⁴N to prove semiconservative replication
- Replication machinery: DNA helicase (unwinds), SSB proteins (stabilize), topoisomerases (relieve tension)
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Transcription
- Process of copying genetic information from DNA to RNA
- Only one DNA strand (template/antisense) is transcribed
- Transcription unit components: promoter, structural gene, terminator
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Key Concepts
DNA is a doubleThe central dogma describes the flowDNA replication is semiconservativeTranscription is the synthesis of RNAThe genetic code is a triplet
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