DNA

Heritable

traits or characteristics that can be passed from parent to offspring

What is DNA stand for

DeoxyriboNucleic Acid

What makes up DNA?

Phosphate, Dexoyrinose, 4 DNA bases

Chargaff’s Rule (hint: if %G = Blank, then what)

A% = T% and G% = C%

DNA base pairing

Adenine pairs with Thymine Guanine pairs with Cytosine

DNA is read from which way

5’ to 3"‘

DNA polymerase

DNA Polymerase addds new nucleotides to 3’ end of a strand

Helicase

unwinds double-helix structures

Leading Strand

made continously, goes from 3’ to 5’

Lagging strand

made in pieces aka okazaki fragments

Ligase

fills gaps between Okazaki Fragments

DNA polymerization

Helicase Unwinds double-helix, primers set the direction of strands, ligase fills gaps between okazaki fragments

Central Dogma

DNA - RNA - Protein
DNA Replicates, RNA transcribes, Protein Translates