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What technique did William Astbury use to study the three-dimensional structure of DNA?
What technique did William Astbury use to study the three-dimensional structure of DNA?
- Mass Spectrometry
- Electron Microscopy
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- X-ray diffraction (correct)
Who was instrumental in obtaining high-quality X-ray diffraction images of DNA?
Who was instrumental in obtaining high-quality X-ray diffraction images of DNA?
- James Watson
- Maurice Wilkins
- William Astbury
- Rosalind Franklin (correct)
What did Watson and Crick use to develop their DNA model?
What did Watson and Crick use to develop their DNA model?
- New experimental data
- Genetic sequencing results
- Rosalind Franklin's X-ray images (correct)
- Astbury's calculations
In Watson and Crick's model, how are the two strands of DNA oriented in relation to each other?
In Watson and Crick's model, how are the two strands of DNA oriented in relation to each other?
Which base pairing did Watson recognize as key to understanding DNA structure?
Which base pairing did Watson recognize as key to understanding DNA structure?
What is the shape of the DNA structure as proposed by Watson and Crick?
What is the shape of the DNA structure as proposed by Watson and Crick?
What was a limitation of Astbury's X-ray diffraction images?
What was a limitation of Astbury's X-ray diffraction images?
What were Watson and Crick's models constructed from?
What were Watson and Crick's models constructed from?
What key discovery about DNA did Watson and Crick contribute to in 1953?
What key discovery about DNA did Watson and Crick contribute to in 1953?
Which base pair forms three hydrogen bonds in DNA?
Which base pair forms three hydrogen bonds in DNA?
Who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1962 for their contributions to the model of DNA?
Who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1962 for their contributions to the model of DNA?
What is the primary force that holds the two DNA strands together?
What is the primary force that holds the two DNA strands together?
What did Rosalind Franklin contribute that aided in understanding DNA?
What did Rosalind Franklin contribute that aided in understanding DNA?
What characterizes B-DNA structure?
What characterizes B-DNA structure?
What was demonstrated by Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat and Bea Singer's work with the tobacco mosaic virus?
What was demonstrated by Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat and Bea Singer's work with the tobacco mosaic virus?
The complementary nature of DNA strands allows for which critical process?
The complementary nature of DNA strands allows for which critical process?
What critical aspect of DNA structure continues to be researched today?
What critical aspect of DNA structure continues to be researched today?
Which statement about DNA strands is true?
Which statement about DNA strands is true?
What unique feature does the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) possess?
What unique feature does the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) possess?
Which of the following statements about hybrid viruses created by Fraenkel-Conrat and Singer is true?
Which of the following statements about hybrid viruses created by Fraenkel-Conrat and Singer is true?
How do stacking interactions stabilize the DNA molecule?
How do stacking interactions stabilize the DNA molecule?
What limitation does the nature of hydrogen bonds impose on base pairing in DNA?
What limitation does the nature of hydrogen bonds impose on base pairing in DNA?
What was a significant consequence of Rosalind Franklin's passing regarding the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
What was a significant consequence of Rosalind Franklin's passing regarding the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Under what conditions is B-DNA predominantly found?
Under what conditions is B-DNA predominantly found?
What are the primary components of a phage according to the legend?
What are the primary components of a phage according to the legend?
Which experiment did Hershey and Chase use to track DNA?
Which experiment did Hershey and Chase use to track DNA?
What was the purpose of using radioactive isotopes in the experiments?
What was the purpose of using radioactive isotopes in the experiments?
What happens to E. coli's chromosome after a phage attaches and injects its DNA?
What happens to E. coli's chromosome after a phage attaches and injects its DNA?
In the experiments, what was used to label the proteins during the infection of E. coli?
In the experiments, what was used to label the proteins during the infection of E. coli?
What was the outcome after the phages were allowed to infect E. coli cells?
What was the outcome after the phages were allowed to infect E. coli cells?
Why was the T2 phage said to be approximately 50% protein and 50% DNA?
Why was the T2 phage said to be approximately 50% protein and 50% DNA?
What method did Hershey and Chase use to separate phage protein coats from the E. coli cells?
What method did Hershey and Chase use to separate phage protein coats from the E. coli cells?
What characterizes a hairpin structure in RNA?
What characterizes a hairpin structure in RNA?
What is a key difference between a hairpin structure and a contiguous stem in nucleic acid structures?
What is a key difference between a hairpin structure and a contiguous stem in nucleic acid structures?
What type of structure does H-DNA represent?
What type of structure does H-DNA represent?
In what specific condition can one base pair with two other bases in DNA?
In what specific condition can one base pair with two other bases in DNA?
Which statement is true regarding DNA methylation?
Which statement is true regarding DNA methylation?
What structural feature distinguishes quadruplex DNA from other structures?
What structural feature distinguishes quadruplex DNA from other structures?
How does the presence of hairpin structures influence RNA functionality?
How does the presence of hairpin structures influence RNA functionality?
Which characteristic is true about triplex structures like H-DNA?
Which characteristic is true about triplex structures like H-DNA?
What did Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty conclude about the transforming principle based on their experiments?
What did Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty conclude about the transforming principle based on their experiments?
What was the effect of DNase on the biological activity of the transforming substance?
What was the effect of DNase on the biological activity of the transforming substance?
In the Hershey-Chase experiment, what was the function of the T2 bacteriophage?
In the Hershey-Chase experiment, what was the function of the T2 bacteriophage?
Why did many biologists remain skeptical about the hypothesis that DNA was the genetic material?
Why did many biologists remain skeptical about the hypothesis that DNA was the genetic material?
How did the experiments conducted by Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty differ from those done by Hershey and Chase?
How did the experiments conducted by Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty differ from those done by Hershey and Chase?
What was observed when samples treated with RNase were added to type IIR bacteria?
What was observed when samples treated with RNase were added to type IIR bacteria?
What ultimately confirmed that DNA was the genetic material in the experiments mentioned?
What ultimately confirmed that DNA was the genetic material in the experiments mentioned?
In the context of the evidence supporting DNA as the genetic material, what was the significance of the observation that the transforming substance precipitated at the same rate as purified DNA?
In the context of the evidence supporting DNA as the genetic material, what was the significance of the observation that the transforming substance precipitated at the same rate as purified DNA?
What was the outcome when type IIR (nonvirulent) bacteria were injected into the mouse?
What was the outcome when type IIR (nonvirulent) bacteria were injected into the mouse?
What was shown to have no effect on the transforming substance isolated by Avery and his colleagues?
What was shown to have no effect on the transforming substance isolated by Avery and his colleagues?
What was concluded from the injection of heat-killed type IIIS bacteria into the mouse?
What was concluded from the injection of heat-killed type IIIS bacteria into the mouse?
In what year did Oswald Avery and his colleagues publish their findings regarding the transforming principle?
In what year did Oswald Avery and his colleagues publish their findings regarding the transforming principle?
What result occurred when a mixture of type IIR bacteria and heat-killed type IIIS bacteria was injected into a mouse?
What result occurred when a mixture of type IIR bacteria and heat-killed type IIIS bacteria was injected into a mouse?
What did Griffith observe when he injected type IIIS (virulent) bacteria into mice?
What did Griffith observe when he injected type IIIS (virulent) bacteria into mice?
What was the primary aim of Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty's research following Griffith's findings?
What was the primary aim of Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty's research following Griffith's findings?
What chemical composition closely matched the transforming substance isolated by Avery and his colleagues?
What chemical composition closely matched the transforming substance isolated by Avery and his colleagues?
What are the established ratios of nucleotide bases as per Chargaff's rules?
What are the established ratios of nucleotide bases as per Chargaff's rules?
What was the phenomenon first observed by Fred Griffith that contributed to identifying DNA as the genetic material?
What was the phenomenon first observed by Fred Griffith that contributed to identifying DNA as the genetic material?
Which of the following correctly describes the appearance of virulent strains of S.pneumoniae?
Which of the following correctly describes the appearance of virulent strains of S.pneumoniae?
What effect did the injection of heat-killed type IIIS bacteria have on the mice in Griffith's experiment?
What effect did the injection of heat-killed type IIIS bacteria have on the mice in Griffith's experiment?
What pivotal contribution did Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty make regarding the transforming principle?
What pivotal contribution did Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty make regarding the transforming principle?
What may have contributed to reservations among biologists about DNA being the genetic material?
What may have contributed to reservations among biologists about DNA being the genetic material?
Which of the following was a key observation by Griffith in his experiments with Streptococcus pneumoniae?
Which of the following was a key observation by Griffith in his experiments with Streptococcus pneumoniae?
What was the conclusion made from the observation that the transforming substance precipitated at the same rate as purified DNA?
What was the conclusion made from the observation that the transforming substance precipitated at the same rate as purified DNA?
What defines the primary structure of DNA?
What defines the primary structure of DNA?
What significant feature differentiates RNA from DNA?
What significant feature differentiates RNA from DNA?
What is a consequence of the additional oxygen atom in RNA?
What is a consequence of the additional oxygen atom in RNA?
What are the three parts of a nucleotide in DNA?
What are the three parts of a nucleotide in DNA?
What is the term used to describe the stable three-dimensional configuration of DNA?
What is the term used to describe the stable three-dimensional configuration of DNA?
Which characteristic is true about the nucleic acids in cells?
Which characteristic is true about the nucleic acids in cells?
How does the structure of DNA contribute to its function?
How does the structure of DNA contribute to its function?
Which of the following accurately describes the role of phosphodiester linkages in DNA?
Which of the following accurately describes the role of phosphodiester linkages in DNA?
What is the primary structure of a hairpin in a single-stranded nucleic acid?
What is the primary structure of a hairpin in a single-stranded nucleic acid?
Which condition allows one base to pair with two other bases in H-DNA?
Which condition allows one base to pair with two other bases in H-DNA?
What distinguishes H-DNA from standard double-stranded DNA?
What distinguishes H-DNA from standard double-stranded DNA?
What is a potential consequence of DNA methylation?
What is a potential consequence of DNA methylation?
Which component is critical for the formation of a hairpin loop in RNA?
Which component is critical for the formation of a hairpin loop in RNA?
In which type of sequences is H-DNA most commonly found?
In which type of sequences is H-DNA most commonly found?
What structural characteristic facilitates the formation of quadruplex DNA?
What structural characteristic facilitates the formation of quadruplex DNA?
What role do secondary structures play in RNA molecules?
What role do secondary structures play in RNA molecules?
What was the primary limitation of William Astbury's X-ray diffraction images of DNA?
What was the primary limitation of William Astbury's X-ray diffraction images of DNA?
What method did Watson and Crick primarily rely on to develop their DNA molecular models?
What method did Watson and Crick primarily rely on to develop their DNA molecular models?
Which of the following statements best describes the arrangement of nucleotide strands in DNA according to Watson and Crick?
Which of the following statements best describes the arrangement of nucleotide strands in DNA according to Watson and Crick?
What significant recognition did Watson make that contributed to understanding DNA structure?
What significant recognition did Watson make that contributed to understanding DNA structure?
What was a critical contribution of Rosalind Franklin to DNA research?
What was a critical contribution of Rosalind Franklin to DNA research?
How did Watson and Crick validate their DNA structural models?
How did Watson and Crick validate their DNA structural models?
What important aspect of DNA structure did Watson and Crick's model illuminate?
What important aspect of DNA structure did Watson and Crick's model illuminate?
Which principle guided Watson and Crick in narrowing down potential DNA structures?
Which principle guided Watson and Crick in narrowing down potential DNA structures?
What did the results of the Hershey-Chase experiment with 35S-labeled phages demonstrate about the protein component of the phage?
What did the results of the Hershey-Chase experiment with 35S-labeled phages demonstrate about the protein component of the phage?
What was the significance of obtaining radioactive progeny phages in the Hershey-Chase experiment with 32P-labeled phages?
What was the significance of obtaining radioactive progeny phages in the Hershey-Chase experiment with 32P-labeled phages?
How did the experiments led by Hershey and Chase contribute to our understanding of genetic material?
How did the experiments led by Hershey and Chase contribute to our understanding of genetic material?
What aspect of DNA did Watson and Crick's discovery in 1953 emphasize based on prior research?
What aspect of DNA did Watson and Crick's discovery in 1953 emphasize based on prior research?
Which group of scientists laid the groundwork that aided Watson and Crick in discovering the DNA structure?
Which group of scientists laid the groundwork that aided Watson and Crick in discovering the DNA structure?
What is the primary reason for using radioactive isotopes like 35S and 32P in the Hershey-Chase experiments?
What is the primary reason for using radioactive isotopes like 35S and 32P in the Hershey-Chase experiments?
What conclusion did Hershey and Chase draw from their experiments regarding the relationship between DNA and phages?
What conclusion did Hershey and Chase draw from their experiments regarding the relationship between DNA and phages?
What was the outcome of centrifugation in the Hershey-Chase experiment when using 32P-labeled phages?
What was the outcome of centrifugation in the Hershey-Chase experiment when using 32P-labeled phages?
Flashcards
What did Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty discover?
What did Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty discover?
The substance responsible for transforming non-virulent bacteria into virulent bacteria was identified as DNA.
How did the experiment by Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty show that DNA was the transforming principle?
How did the experiment by Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty show that DNA was the transforming principle?
The transforming substance was not affected by enzymes that destroy RNA or proteins, but it was destroyed by an enzyme that breaks down DNA.
What is a bacteriophage?
What is a bacteriophage?
A virus that infects bacteria, injecting its DNA into the host cell to reproduce.
What was the goal of the Hershey-Chase experiment?
What was the goal of the Hershey-Chase experiment?
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How did Hershey and Chase conduct their experiment?
How did Hershey and Chase conduct their experiment?
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What were the results of the Hershey-Chase experiment?
What were the results of the Hershey-Chase experiment?
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What conclusion did Hershey and Chase arrive at?
What conclusion did Hershey and Chase arrive at?
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How does a bacteriophage replicate?
How does a bacteriophage replicate?
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Bacteriophage
Bacteriophage
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Bacteriophage Life Cycle
Bacteriophage Life Cycle
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Phage Genome
Phage Genome
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Phage Protein Coat
Phage Protein Coat
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32P
32P
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35S
35S
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Shearing Off Protein Coats
Shearing Off Protein Coats
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Hershey-Chase Experiment
Hershey-Chase Experiment
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What is X-ray diffraction?
What is X-ray diffraction?
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Why were Rosalind Franklin's X-ray diffraction images of DNA crucial?
Why were Rosalind Franklin's X-ray diffraction images of DNA crucial?
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Did Watson and Crick do X-ray diffraction?
Did Watson and Crick do X-ray diffraction?
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How did Watson and Crick solve the structure of DNA?
How did Watson and Crick solve the structure of DNA?
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What was the key breakthrough in solving DNA's structure?
What was the key breakthrough in solving DNA's structure?
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Describe the structure of DNA.
Describe the structure of DNA.
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What forms the backbone of the DNA double helix?
What forms the backbone of the DNA double helix?
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How do the bases in DNA interact?
How do the bases in DNA interact?
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RNA Virus
RNA Virus
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Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
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Fraenkel-Conrat and Singer Experiment
Fraenkel-Conrat and Singer Experiment
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RNA's Role in TMV Replication
RNA's Role in TMV Replication
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Transcription
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Translation
Translation
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Phage Replication Cycle
Phage Replication Cycle
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DNA Double Helix Structure
DNA Double Helix Structure
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Base Pairing Rules
Base Pairing Rules
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Base Sequence
Base Sequence
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Base Stacking
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DNA Strand Separation
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B-DNA Structure
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DNA Secondary Structure
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DNA Conformational Flexibility
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Hairpin Structure
Hairpin Structure
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Stem (Hairpin)
Stem (Hairpin)
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Loop (Hairpin)
Loop (Hairpin)
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H-DNA (Triplex Structure)
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DNA Methylation
DNA Methylation
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Methyltransferases
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Primary Structure (DNA)
Primary Structure (DNA)
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Secondary Structure (DNA)
Secondary Structure (DNA)
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Chargaff's Rules
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Transformation
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S-Strain Bacteria
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R-Strain Bacteria
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Radioactive Isotope Labeling
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Heat-Killing
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Transforming principle
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Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment
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Proteases
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Nucleases
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Radioactive labeling
Radioactive labeling
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What did the Hershey-Chase experiment prove?
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How did Watson and Crick discover the structure of DNA?
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What is the structure of DNA?
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What is the role of DNA?
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Why was the 32P-labeled DNA found inside the bacteria in the Hershey-Chase experiment?
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Why were Rosalind Franklin’s X-ray diffraction images important?
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Did Watson and Crick use X-ray diffraction?
Did Watson and Crick use X-ray diffraction?
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How did Watson and Crick figure out the structure of DNA?
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What was the key breakthrough in solving DNA’s structure?
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DNA Primary Structure
DNA Primary Structure
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Ribose vs Deoxyribose
Ribose vs Deoxyribose
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Nucleotides
Nucleotides
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DNA Polymer
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Why DNA is Better Than RNA
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Study Notes
Genetic Material Key Characteristics
- Life displays diversity, but all living organisms use nucleic acids for coding instructions.
- The idea that genes are made of nucleic acids wasn't widely accepted until after 1950 due to the unknown structure of DNA.
- Genetic material must possess four key characteristics:
- Contain complex information, storing instructions for an organism's traits and functions.
- Replicate accurately, ensuring precise transmission of genetic instructions during cell divisions and reproduction.
- Encode a phenotype, serving as the blueprint for visible traits and characteristics.
- Vary, allowing for differences between species and individuals.
Early DNA Studies
- Johann Friedrich Miescher isolated nuclein in 1868, a substance now known as DNA, from cell nuclei.
- By 1887, scientists recognized the role of chromatin in heredity.
- Albrecht Kossel determined the presence of four nitrogenous bases in DNA: adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine (A, C, G, and T).
- Phoebus Aaron Levene discovered nucleotides in DNA, each containing a sugar, phosphate, and base.
- Levene's hypothesis (tetranucleotide hypothesis) suggested DNA structure wasn't variable enough to be the genetic material.
- Chargaff disproved the tetranucleotide hypothesis; he and colleagues measured the amounts of bases in DNA and discovered ratios held true within species (A=T, G=C).
- These findings became known as Chargaff's rules.
DNA as Genetic Material
- Griffith's experiments on bacterial transformation demonstrated the "transforming principle" (a substance in dead cells altering living ones).
- Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty isolated the transforming principle, showing it was DNA, not protein.
- Hershey and Chase used radioactive isotopes to show DNA, not protein, from bacteriophages entered bacterial cells during infection.
- Their experiments supported DNA, not protein, as the genetic material in bacteriophages.
DNA Structure
- DNA consists of two strands of nucleotides that run anti-parallel; the strands are complementary (i.e. A links with T, and G with C) forming a double helix.
- The double helix structure with base pairing provided an explanation for DNA replication.
- Watson and Crick determined the three-dimensional structure of DNA in 1953 through X-ray crystallography data and molecular modeling.
- Rosalind Franklin's X-ray diffraction images were crucial to Watson and Crick's work.
RNA as Genetic Material
- Some viruses use RNA, not DNA, as their genetic material.
- Fraenkel-Conrat and Singer demonstrated that RNA from TMV (tobacco mosaic virus) can direct replication of the virus.
- RNA, like DNA, can also have complex structures (hairpins, etc.) and methylations
DNA Secondary Structures
- DNA's secondary structure describes its three-dimensional shapes, including the double helix (B-DNA).
- Variations in secondary structure (A-DNA, Z-DNA) depend on DNA base sequence and environmental conditions.
- Hairpins and other structures form via intrastrand base-pairing within a single DNA molecule.
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Explore the essential features of genetic material and the historical studies that led to our understanding of DNA. This quiz covers the four key characteristics of DNA and pivotal early discoveries in genetics. Test your knowledge on these foundational concepts in molecular biology.
