Molecular Biology

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Welcome to the Exploring Molecular Biology learning project.

Diagram of a typical gene.

Content summary

Independent study with group collaboration projects for exploration of the molecular basis of life.

Learning materials

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• Primary Structure - participants explore the relation between gene sequence and protein sequence.
• How to access the genome databases
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Texts

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Lessons

• Lesson 1:
• Chemical structure of DNA
  • Phosphodiester bonds are formed 5' to 3'
  • A pairs with T
  • G pairs with C
• Chemical structure of RNA
  • Understand the difference between DNA and RNA
  • Uracil pairs with Adenine
  • Hydroxy group on the 2' carbon

Assignments

Activities

-Draw Ribose label the 5' (5 prime) carbon and 3' carbon and 2' carbon. -Draw Deoxyribose. label the 5' carbon and 3' carbon -Draw adenine and guanine -Draw cytosine and thymine -Draw Uracil -Draw adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) -Draw

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Readings

Each activity has a suggested associated background reading selection.

• Reading
• molecular biology general

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology

• DNA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA

• Purines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purine

• Adenine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenine

• Guanine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanine

• Pyrimidine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrimidine

• Thymine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymine

• Cytosine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytosine

• RNA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA

• Uracil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uracil

• Wikipedia article: w: __Article Name__
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References

Additional helpful readings include:

• w:Nucleic acid structure

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External resources

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• http://www2.hawaii.edu/~dserghi/BIOL407/BIOL407-Cal.html

Learning Project Summary

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  • Organic Chemistry
  • Biology of the Cell
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