DNA Synthesis, Transcription, and Translation

molecular genetics

DNA

central dogma

transcription

translation

nucleotides

purines

pyrimidines

T
(nucleotide pairs with...)

G
(nucleotide pairs with...)

U
(nucleotide pairs with...)

peptide bonds

primary structure

secondary structure

tertiary and quarternary structure

promoter

terminator

RNA polymerase

Direction RNA polymerase reads DNA in transcription

Direction mRNA is synthesized in transcription

location of transcription

template strand

nontemplate strand

hydrogen bonds

hydrophobic interactions

ionic bonds

start codon

stop codon

Direction mRNA is read by the ribosome in translation

polypeptide chain

tRNA landing and exiting sites in the ribsome

missense

Nonsense

silent

insertion

deletion

DNA replication

direction DNA polymerase reads DNA strands in DNA synthesis

direction DNA is synthesized from DNA polymerase in DNA synthesis

origin

helicase

topoisomerase

primase

ligase

Okazaki fragments

location of DNA synthesis

location of translation

3' end of DNA

5' end of DNA

DNA vs. RNA
(differences between them)

DNA polymerase I

DNA polymerase III

primers