BIOPHYS 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Messenger Rna, Dehydration Reaction, Ribose

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Dna is the carrier of genetic information. The information is stored as a sequence of base pairs on the inside of a double helix. Dna has to be really tightly packed in cells. How does dna code translate into observable, inherited traits? (like seed color) Amino acids are made of: an amino, a carboxyl, a hydrogen, and an r-group. Amino acids are linked by peptide bonds the r group make the amino acids different. Known to have catalytic activity they can facilitate chemical reactions. Much more likely to be responsible for observable traits. Similar to dna except rna has a hydroxyl group at the 2" position of the ribose ring. Rna has a hydroxyl group at the 2" position of the ribose ring. Rna uses uracil (u) instead of thymine (t) as one of the bases. Rna does not form the b-form double helix is often single stranded.

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