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The Structure of DNA

The Structure of DNA. Chromosomes are made up of a chemical called DNA. They contain genes. Chromosomes and DNA. Genes. Instructions to build proteins. Examples: gene for hitchhiker’s thumb, widow’s peak, tongue-rolling… Humans have over 30,000 genes encoded in their genome.

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The Structure of DNA

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  1. The Structure of DNA

  2. Chromosomes are made up of a chemical called DNA. They contain genes. Chromosomes and DNA

  3. Genes • Instructions to build proteins. • Examples: gene for hitchhiker’s thumb, widow’s peak, tongue-rolling… • Humans have over 30,000 genes encoded in their genome.

  4. Why do we study DNA? We study DNA for many reasons, e.g., • its central importance to all life on Earth, • medical benefits such as cures for diseases, • better food crops.

  5. DNA • DNA is often called the blueprint of life. • In simple terms, DNA contains the instructions for making proteins within the cell.

  6. The earth is 150 billion m or 93 million miles from the sun. DNA by the Numbers • Each cell has about 2 m of DNA. • The average human has 75 trillion cells. • The average human has enough DNA to go from the earth to the sun more than 400 times. • DNA has a diameter of only 0.000000002 m.

  7. Packaging

  8. Packaging

  9. The Shape of the Molecule • DNA is a very long polymer. • The basic shape is like a twisted ladder or zipper. • This is called a double helix.

  10. The Double Helix Molecule • The DNA double helix has two strands twisted together. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LlBAVhhd-8

  11. One Strand of DNA nucleotide • One strand of DNA is a polymer of nucleotide.

  12. Four DNA nucleotides • Cytosine C • Thymine T • Adenine A • Guanine G

  13. Two Stranded DNA • Remember, DNA has two strands that fit together something like a zipper. • The teeth are the nitrogenous bases but why do they stick together?

  14. O N C N N C C C N N C N N C O C C N C Hydrogen Bonds • The bases attract each other because of hydrogen bonds. • Hydrogen bonds are weak but there are millions and millions of them in a single molecule of DNA. • The bonds between cytosine and guanine are shown here with dotted lines

  15. O N C O C C C N C N N C C C N N C C N Hydrogen Bonds, cont. • When making hydrogen bonds, cytosine always pairs up with guanine • Adenine always pairs up with thymine • Adenine is bonded to thymine here

  16. Discovery of DNA Structure • Erwin Chargaff showed the amounts of the four bases on DNA (A,T,C,G) • In a body or somatic cell: A = 30.3% T = 30.3% G = 19.5% C = 19.9% Adapted from cmassengale

  17. C T A G Chargaff’s Rule: Adenine and Thymine always join together A T Cytosine and Guanine always join together C G

  18. Rosalind Franklin

  19. Watson & Crick’s Model

  20. EXIT SLIP! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUA6_Ucw3i4&feature=related

  21. Hip Hip Hooray • Blame it on the DNA

  22. O -P O O -P O O -P O O O O O O O C C ribose ATP Nucleotides Nitrogenous base One deoxyribose together with its phosphate and base make a nucleotide. O Phosphate C C C Deoxyribose O

  23. N N C N C C C N N C Two Kinds of Bases in DNA N • Pyrimidines are single ring bases. • Purines are double ring bases. N C O C C N C

  24. O N N N C C N C C C C N N N C N C C Guanine Adenine C N N Adenine and Guanine are purines • Adenine and guanine each have two rings of carbon and nitrogen atoms.

  25. N O N N C C O C C O C C C N C N C thymine cytosine Thymine and Cytosine are pyrimidines • Thymine and cytosine each have one ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms.

  26. DNA Replication • http://www.johnkyrk.com/DNAreplication.html

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