Nucleic acids: What they are and what they doJ.W. Lyttleton M.Sc. Ph.D. F.R.S.N.Z.
Where does protein synthesis begin? Recombinant proteins refer to proteins that have been made What chemical element is present in proteins and nucleic acids? What is the genetic code for protein synthesis? What does transcription do in protein synthesis?
To make a structural or functional protein, a cell needs to get genetic information from DNA out of the nucleus and into the rest of the cell, where the protein-producing machinery is located. Nucleic acids called mRNA, for messenger ribonucleic acid, form in the nucleus. They copy informatio...
How do nucleotides provide nucleic acids with specific codes? HINT: Think about the structure of nucleotides and the different types of bases found in them. What are the major functions of DNA? What are the functions of DNA and through what process does the DNA acquire these functions? What ...
Nucleotide, as it forms the backbone of nucleic acids like DNA. 13 Do Nucleosides have roles outside of forming Nucleotides? Yes, some Nucleosides act as coenzymes or participate in metabolic pathways. 13 Can a Nucleotide exist without a Nucleoside? No, a Nucleoside is an integral part of a...
Much recent research has focused on the ratio of the lengths of the second to fourth manual digits (2D:4D) as a predictor of the degree of expression of sexually dimorphic and other sex-hormone-mediated traits. However, published findings are often contradictory or subject to various methodologic...
Nucleic Acids Nucleus Polymerases Answer DNA polymerase is an enzyme responsible for synthesizing new strands of DNA during DNA replication. It adds nucleotides to the growing DNA strand, using a DNA template and a primer as a starting point. DNA polymerase specifically catalyzes the formation of ph...
In this lesson on RNA, see the ribonucleotide definition, learn what RNA does, why RNA is important, what RNA is made of, and see RNA types and...
What does viral nucleic acid do in the lytic cycle? What are the monomers of DNA? What is the sugar found in an RNA nucleotide? Explain how both nucleic acids and proteins are polymers? Which amino acids are hydrophobic? What is a nucleotide analog?
What does each type of protein do? What does a nucleotide in DNA consist of? What are the basic methods to isolate nucleic acids? Describe the three major classes of RNA (ribonucleic acid); what is the function of each class? What are the polymerized nucleic acids (it might be others ...