BIOL 1123- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 38 pages long!)

• School: Acadia University
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOL 1123
• Professor: Allison Walker

Document Summary

Study guide: nucleic acid structure and dna replication. An individual"s dna provides it the blueprint to produce enzymes that are needed to survive in its day-to-day environment. For any biological entity to be considered as genetic material, it must fulfill the following criteria: Information: the genetic material must contain the information necessary to construct an entire organism. Transmission: the material must be able to be passed on from parent to offspring, and between cell to cell. Replication: the genetic material must be able to be accurately copied. Variation: every mutation can be explained and can be accounted for by known variation within each species and among species types. Chromosomes: literally means coloured (chromo) body (some), as it is easy to dye with artificial stains and viewed under a telescope. It is a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.