DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis
DNA is one of the central molecules of life. It provides the blueprint for each of the proteins that cells assemble to perform all the tasks needed to support life. DNA, or its sister molecule RNA, is found in every living cell known to exist. This unit covers the molecular structure of each molecule, how DNA is replicated and synthesized, and the process of transcribing RNA and eventually assembling a protein molecule from that blueprint.
Essential concepts: DNA replication, DNA synthesis, double helix, purines, pyrimidines, nitrogenous bases, adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, complementary strands, origins of replication, DNA polymerase, mismatch repair, nucleotide excision repair, telomeres, telomerase
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DNA Structure and Replication
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