1. AMAZING DNA FACTS…
DNA from a single human cell extends in a single thread for almost 2 meters long!!!
It contains information equal to some 600,000 printed pages of 500 words each

3. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

4. Genetic material of cells…
GENES – units of genetic material that CODES FOR A SPECIFIC TRAIT
Called NUCLEIC ACIDS
DNA is made up of repeating molecules called NUCLEOTIDES

5. DNA Nucleotide O O=P-O N CH2 O C1 C4 C3 C2 Phosphate Group
Nitrogenous base
(A, G, C, or T)
CH2 O C1 C4 C3 C2 5
Sugar
(deoxyribose)

6. A HISTORY OF DNA Discovery of the DNA double helix
A. Frederick Griffith – Discovers that a factor in diseased bacteria can transform harmless bacteria into deadly bacteria (1928)
B. Rosalind Franklin - X-ray photo of DNA. (1952)
C. Watson and Crick - described the DNA molecule from Franklin’s X-ray.
(1953)

7. Watson & Crick proposed…
DNA had specific pairing between the nitrogen bases:
ADENINE – THYMINE
CYTOSINE - GUANINE

8. DNA Double Helix “Rungs of ladder” Nitrogenous Base (A,T,G or C)
“Legs of ladder”
Phosphate &
Sugar Backbone

9. DNA Double Helix P O 1 2 3 4 5 P O 1 2 3 4 5 G C T A

10. Nitrogenous Bases PURINES 1. Adenine (A) 2. Guanine (G) PYRIMIDINES
3. Thymine (T)
4. Cytosine (C)
A or G
T or C

11. Chargaff’s Rule Adenine must pair with Thymine
Guanine must pair with Cytosine
Their amounts in a given DNA molecule will be about the same. T A G C

12. BASE-PAIRINGS C G
H-bonds T A

13. Genetic Diversity…
Different arrangements of NUCLEOTIDES in a nucleic acid (DNA) provides the key to DIVERSITY among living organisms.

14. The Code of Life… A T C G T A T G C G G…
The “code” of the chromosome is the SPECIFIC ORDER that bases occur.
A T C G T A T G C G G…

15. DNA is wrapped tightly around histones and coiled tightly to form chromosomes

16. DNA Replication A-T, G-C
The DNA molecule produces 2 IDENTICAL new complementary strands following the rules of base pairing:
A-T, G-C
Each strand of the original DNA serves as a template for the new strand

17. DNA Replication . Watson and Crick showed:
the two strands of the molecule separate, and each functions as a template for synthesis of a new complementary strand. .
DNA Template
New DNA
DNA

18. 1. Why is replication necessary? 2. When does replication occur?
Replication Quiz
1. Why is replication necessary?
2. When does replication occur?
3. Describe how replication works.
Use the complementary rule to
create the complementary strand:
A---?
G---?
C---?
T---?

19. Replication Quiz 1. Why is replication necessary?
So both new cells will have the correct DNA
2. When does replication occur?
During interphase (S phase).
3. Describe how replication works.
Enzymes unzip DNA and complementary nucleotides join each original strand.
4. Use the complementary rule to
create the complementary strand:
A---T
G---C
C---G
T---A

20. (1961) Watson & Crick proposed…
…DNA controlled cell function by serving as a template for PROTEIN structure.
3 Nucleotides = a triplet or CODON
(which code for a specific AMINO ACID
AMINO ACIDS are the building blocks of proteins.

21. DNA Transcription
DNA can “unzip” itself and RNA nucleotides match up to the DNA strand.
Both DNA & RNA are formed from NUCLEOTIDES and are called NUCLEIC acids.

22. DNA Translation
The cell uses information from “messenger” RNA to produce proteins

23. Transcription/Translation Quiz
Why is transcription necessary?
Describe transcription.
Why is translation necessary?
Describe translation.
What are the main differences between DNA and RNA.

24. 1. Why is transcription necessary?
Transcription makes messenger RNA (MRNA) to carry the code for proteins out of the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm.
2. Describe transcription.
RNA polymerase binds to DNA, separates the strands, then uses one strand as a template to assemble MRNA.
3. Why is translation necessary?
Translation assures that the right amino acids are joined together by peptides to form the correct protein.

25. 4. Describe translation.
The cell uses information from MRNA to produce proteins.
5. What are the main differences between DNA and RNA.
DNA has deoxyribose, RNA has ribose; DNA has 2 strands, RNA has one strand; DNA has thymine, RNA has uracil.