DNA STRUCTURE2/27/20

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DO NOW▸Where is DNA located?

▸What information does DNA store?

▸ HW

AGENDA▸ DNA structure

▸ History of DNA (short documentary)

▸ Partner quiz

DNA STRUCTURECORNELL NOTES TITLE (PAGE 27)

HISTORY OF DNA

MAURICE WILKINS AND THE X-RAY

ROSALIND FRANKLIN• 1952

JAMES WATSON AND FRANCIS CRICK DEVELOP THE DNA

MODEL• 1953

WHO GOT THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY/MEDICINE?

DNA STRUCTUREUNDERSTAND THE STRUCTURE, UNDERSTAND

THE CODE!

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BIOMOLECULES REVIEW▸ Lipids

▸ Carbohydrates

▸ Amino acids (makes proteins)

▸ Nucleotides (makes nucleic acids such as DNA/RNA)

STRUCTURE OF DNA▸ Double Helix

▸ 2 Strands

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NUCLEOTIDEPAGE 27

NUCLEOTIDE BASES▸ There are 5 types of bases

▸ Cytosine, Guanine, Adenine, Thymine

▸ Uracil

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NUCLEOTIDE CHAINPAGE 27

DNA▸ Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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THE DOUBLE HELIX▸ Answer the questions in your sheet (I will

pause the video every ~5 min)

THE DOUBLE HELIX‣ GLUE THE SHEET UNDER THE DO NOW

(PAGE 26) ‣ WORK ON YOUR PARTNER QUIZ UNTIL

THE END OF THE PERIOD