1. 1 2. NUCLEIC ACIDS: • Are biological molecules essential for known forms of life on earth • They include DNA and RNA • Discovered by Friedrich Miescher in 1869 •…

Slide 1 Protein Synthesis Human Biology Slide 2 Slide 3 DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid Twisted ladder or double helix Nucleotides Composed of alternating sugar (Deoxyribose) and…

PHYSIOLOGY Signal Transduction and Protein Synthesis DNA DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid Twisted ladder or double helix Nucleotides Composed of alternating sugar (Deoxyribose)…

Overview of Eukaryotic Gene Prediction CBB 231 / COMPSCI 261 W.H. Majoros What is DNA? Nucleus Chromosome Telomere Telomere Centromere histones DNA (double helix) base pairs…

Chapter 8 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids Some basics Nucleic acid structure Nucleic acid chemistry Other functions of nucleotides 8.1 Some Basics Gene–A segment of a DNA…

Chapter 8 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids Some basics Nucleic acid structure Nucleic acid chemistry Other functions of nucleotides 8.1 Some Basics Gene–A segment of a DNA…

Overview of Eukaryotic Gene Prediction CBB 231 / COMPSCI 261 W.H. Majoros What is DNA? Nucleus Chromosome Telomere Telomere Centromere histones DNA (double helix) base pairs…

* DNA that contains functional information for the synthesis of RNA or Protein → gene Ribosomal RNA’s (rRNA’s)→ complex that synthesizes proteins Messenger RNAs (mRNA’s)…