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DNA, PROTEIN SYNTHESIS, & Mutations. Chapters 12 Pages 287-308. Chapter 12: Section 1 I. History A. Frederick Griffith- 1928 - Tried to figure out how bacteria made people sick.
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DNA, PROTEIN SYNTHESIS, & Mutations Chapters 12 Pages 287-308
Chapter 12: Section 1 I. History A. Frederick Griffith- 1928 - Tried to figure out how bacteria made people sick. - Heat killed, disease-causing bacteria passed “something” along to harmless bacteria. - He called this process “Transformation.”
B.Oswald Avery- 1944 - Determined DNA is the molecule of inheritance and not proteins. • Did this by destroying other cell parts piece by piece.
C. Alfred Hershey & Martha Chase- 1952 Hershey & Chase – determined that DNA transmits genetic information from parent to offspring, & not any other molecule • Worked with bacteriophages – viruses that invade bacterial cells • Usedbacteriophages with radioactive markers (1952)
Structure of Bacteriophage • Protein coat – • outer covering • DNA – inner core
Hershey & Chase • One bacteriophage had radioactivephosphorus-32in its DNA & was used to infect a bacterial cell • The other had radioactive sulfur-35 in itsprotein coat & was used to infect a bacterial cell • Both bacterial cells were examined • Only the bacteriophage with P-32 was inside the bacterial cell, proving that DNA is the material that transmits genetic info
D. Erwin Chargaff- Late 1940’s • Found there are 4 bases in a DNA molecule • Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine • Found that the amount of A = T and G = C
E. Rosalind Franklin (1952) • Franklin used X-ray diffraction to get information about the structure of DNA • Was able to tell that DNA had an “X” like structure where the strands are twisted around each other • All of these discoveries led to the following….
F. Watson and Crick - The discovery of the structure of DNA was made in 1953 by two scientists named James Watson & Francis Crick. - Watson & Crick proposed that DNA is shaped like a “twisted ladder.” - This twisted ladder is also called a “Double Helix.” - They used the findings of the other scientists for their model.
Stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid • Functions: 1. Transmit genetic info. to next generation 2. Controls all cell activities, including protein synthesis • DNA A. What is DNA ?
B. Structure of DNA - DNA is made of nucleotides. 1. Nucleotides consist of the following: a. Deoxyribose – a sugar b. A Phosphate Group c. A Nitrogen Base 1. Four possibilities a. Adenine (A) b. Guanine (G) c. Cytosine (C) d. Thymine (T)
- These nucleotide bases join together to form a long single strand. - Each long single strand of nucleotides connects to “another” single strand of nucleotides. - The two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds.
C. Base Pairing Rules 1. Adenine always pairs with Thymine. 2. Cytosine always pairs with Guanine. - The different order of these bases is what makes organisms different. Example: Strand 1: A – G – T – T – C – T – A – G Strand 2: T – C – A – A – G – A – T – C Sample Exercise: Strand 1: C – G – A – T – G – T – A – C Strand 2: – – – – – – –
Sample Exercise: Strand 1: T – C– A – A – C – G – C – C Strand 2: – – – – – – – - The more closely related two organisms are the more alike the order of their nucleotides in their DNA will be. Example: Humans Chimps Gorillas Orangutans
Purines vs. Pyrimadines • Adenine and Guanine are PURINES • Thymine and Cytosine are PYRIMIDINES • Remember:
Purines and Pyrimidines • Purines can only pair with pyrimidines due to their size and shape.
III. DNA Terminology A. Chromosomes - Tightly compacted strands of DNA found when a cell is dividing! (Needs to be compact to fit in a small space!) - Hold all genetic information. - Chromosomes are passed on to an offspring by its parents. Examples: Fruit Fly = 8 Humans = 46 Shrimp = 254 Chimps = 48 Chicken = 78 Gorilla = 48 Wolf = 78
B. Chromatin - When a cell is not dividing, DNA is in the form of chromatin. - Loosely packed DNA that is wrapped around proteins (called histones)
C. Genes - A section of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific protein.
IV. DNA Replication SECTION 2 A. DNA is copied before a cell divides so that each new cell has it’s own genetic copy. B. There are 4 main steps: STEP 1: - DNA is unzipped by the enzyme HELICASE and now two single strands begin to unwind. - Hydrogen bonds are broken. - This is called a replication fork
STEP 2: - Each unwound strand of DNA acts as a template to produce two new strands of DNA. STEP 3: - An enzyme named DNA Polymerase will read each unwound strand and join new complimentary nucleotides to each.
STEP 4: - This occurs until the whole strand is replicated. - Now there are two identical DNA molecules. - Each strand contains one original and one complimentary strand. Click image for animation!