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Nucleic acids, genomes and protein synthesis

Canonical unit B05

• DNA and RNA: four letters and a rule about pairing
  The three parts of a nucleotide, the sugar-phosphate backbone made by condensation, complementary base pairing with two …
• DNA replication: one old strand in every new molecule
  Semi-conservative replication, helicase unwinding the helix and breaking hydrogen bonds, DNA polymerase and the 5 prime …
• The genetic code, and getting a gene out of the nucleus
  The genetic code as triplet, degenerate, non-overlapping and near-universal, with the consequence of each property; gene…
• Translation: turning a message into a working protein
  The structure of the ribosome and its two tRNA binding sites, tRNA anticodons, the three stages of translation, peptide …