DNA Worksheet Misanna Gordon SCI 230 December 02‚ 2012 Mitzie Sowell Associate Program Material DNA Worksheet Answer the following in at least 100 words: 1. Describe the structure of DNA. A DNA molecule which is abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid is made up of very long chains of monomers and polymers that are called nucleotides. These two chains in particular which composes of DNA strain are then formed by the grouping of the nucleotides into the polynucleotides. The
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will finish off talking about PCR‚ and then we will discuss how it can be used. If we go back to the slide of the double stranded DNA‚ and if we take that to a high temperature‚ the two strands separate‚ you then add the primers‚ which interact with ? On the strand‚ synthesis takes place in the 5-3 direction‚ then you end up with 2 molecules identical to the DNA‚ and then you do another round‚ so it’s an exponential increase. There are different enzymes and polymerases‚ which come from bacteria
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The discovery of DNA is attributed to the research of three scientists in 1951; Francis Crick‚ Maurice Wilkins‚ and James Dewey Watson. They were all later accredited with the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine in 1962. Thanks to their discovery‚ science has been able to research and learn from DNA blueprints and use recombinant DNA technology to discover answers‚ vaccines and build immunity for many viruses. In recent years science has been using this new technology to genetically modify animals
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STRUCTURE OF DNA Structure of DNA University Of Phoenix Principles of Biology BIO/101 Phil Clifford January 13‚ 2009 Structure of DNA Since the beginning of human history‚ people have been intrigued how traits are inherited from one generation to the next. What is DNA? DNA‚ or deoxyribonucleic acid‚ is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (called nuclear DNA)‚ but a small amount of DNA can also be
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A DNA strand contains a complete representation of everything about our physiology. It also contains instructions on how to form our body by repeated divisions of a single cell. Each cell needs to know when it should‚ split into two‚ split into different kinds of cell for tissue differentiation. Cells also need to know when to stop growing because the body or organ is mature‚ and when it needs to replace tissue lost by injury. All of that is encoded into one molecule. So in other words the benefit
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DNA FINGERPRINTING Background Reading - Nelson Biology and Campbell Biology Purpose - To understand the basics of DNA fingerprinting used in the Canadian courts for crime convictions and paternity suits. Introduction The process of DNA fingerprinting was developed by Professor Alec Jeffreys at Leicester University in 1984 as a form of genetic analysis. It was first used in the law courts of England in 1987 to convict a man in a rape case. It has now been used successfully in many crime and paternity
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one thing that unites us all‚ DNA. DNA‚ standing for Deoxyribonucleic Acid‚ is commonly compared to a blueprint. This blueprint orders a highly specific set of corresponding bases‚ which in turn codes for an amino acid. However‚ this specificity comes at a very high risk; a single error in a base could code for a completely different amino acid‚ causing a mutation that could devastate the organism. Recently‚ scientists have discovered a new method to edit and repair DNA that could hopefully complement
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This lab must be typed. Title DNA Fingerprinting Purpose Why are we doing this lab Background 1. What are restriction enzymes 2. When added to a DNA sample‚ what do restriction enzymes do 3. What do you call the specific sequence of bases the enzyme is searching for 4. What is a restriction digestion 5. What is the purpose of the water bath 6. The electrophoresis apparatus creates an electrical field with positive and negative poles at the ends of the gel. DNA molecules are negatively charged.
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DNA REPLICATION At the replication origin DNA helicase attaches to a strand of DNA and begins to break apart hydrogen bonds in order to unravel a section of the double helix. The section of DNA that is unwound is called the replication bubble and the “Y” shaped sections are called the replication forks. In order to stop the unwound section from binding back together‚ single strand binding proteins react with the single strand portions on the DNA causing them to stay separated. Although the leading
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DNA‚ RNA‚ PROTEINS STARTS WITH ? Name _______________________________ 1. DNA that is spread out in the nucleus of a non-dividing cell so it can be read is called _C_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ . 2. The group of 3 nitrogen bases in the mRNA message that is read together is called a _C_ __ __ __ __. 3. In dividing cells‚ the DNA is scrunched into _C_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ so it can be moved. 4. The mRNA message tells the ribosomes which _A_ __ __ __ __ _A_ __ __ __ to put in next
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