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Watson and Crick
figured out the structure of DNA
Chargaff's Rule
In any species is an = number of A and T bases and an = number of C and G bases
Chargaff's rule expands on complementary base pairing
Purines pair with pyridimines
Purine + purine
: too wide
Pyridimine + pyridimine
: too narrow
Purine + pyridimine
: width consistent with x-ray data
Complimentary base pairing
Watson-Crick's base pairing model explains Chargaff's rule
Daughter strands
1/2 parent, 1/2 new
2 new daughter strands are built based on the base-pairing rule
DNA replication
starts replicating at many different spots for efficiency
Helicases
enzymes that untwist the double helix at the replication forks
"Helicase unzips the suitcase!"- Jenna
Single-strand binding protein
binds to and stabilizes single-stranded DNA until it can be used as a template
Topoisomerase
corrects "overwinding" ahead of replication forks by breaking, swiveling, and rejoining DNA strands
stabilizes double helix part
RNA primer
starts the replication process
brought in by primase
DNA polymerase
catalyzes elongation of new DNA at a replication fork
attaches free nucleotides to the strand
Antiparallel elongation
DNA polymerases add nucleotides only to the free 3' end of a growing strand (<-- replication is only allowed to proceed in one direction)
5' and 3' strands end on different things (5' ends on phosphate, and 3' ends on hydroxide) and they run anti-parallel to each other
Okazaki fragments
joined together by DNA ligase
series of segments that synthesizes the lagging strand
Mismatch repair
repairs enzymes; corrects errors in base pairing
Nucleotide excision repair
nuclease cuts out and replaces damaged stretches of DNA
Telomeres
nucleotide sequences that postpone the erosion of genes near the ends of DNA molecules
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BIO Chapter 16
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Chapter 16: Molecular basis of inheritance
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2010-12-12T20:41:05Z
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