Molecular Basis of Inheritance: DNA and Replication

Biology · Chapter 7 · Unit 2: Genetics and Evolution

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1. Part 1: The genetic material and its structure16 slides
2. Part 2: Central dogma and replication13 slides
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Properties of genetic material; search for the genetic material: Griffith, Avery-MacLeod-McCarty and Hershey-Chase experiments
Double helix model of DNA and contributions of Miescher, Chargaff, Wilkins, Franklin, Watson and Crick; DNA versus RNA; types of RNA
Eukaryotic chromosome structure and DNA packaging (nucleosome)
Central dogma and reverse transcription (basic idea)
Semi-conservative DNA replication: roles of DNA polymerase and ligase; Meselson-Stahl and Taylor's experiments