Lesson ObjectivesYou should be able to:
(a) outline the relationship between genes, chromosomes, and DNA (b) state the structure of DNA in terms of the bases, sugar and phosphate groups found in each of the nucleotides (c) state the rule of complementary base pairing (d) state that DNA is used to carry the genetic code (details of translation and transcription are not required) (e) state that each gene (i) is a sequence of nucleotides, as part of a DNA molecule (ii) controls the production of one polypeptide |
Home-Based Research
- Textbook Chapter TWENTY
Pages 385 to 402 - Web: Introduction to DNA
- Animation: Transcription and Translation
(click on "show narrative" to visualise the explanation)