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History History of DNAof DNA

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DNA StructureDNA Structure•Rosalind Franklin took

diffraction x-ray photographs of DNA crystals

• In the 1950’s, Watson & Crick built the first model of DNA using Franklin’s x-rays

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Rosalind FranklinRosalind Franklin

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DNA DNA StructurStructur

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DNADNA•Two strands coiled

called a double helix•Sides made of a

pentose sugar Deoxyribose bonded to phosphate

•Center made of nitrogen bases bonded together by weak hydrogen bonds

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DNA Double HelixDNA Double Helix

NitrogenousNitrogenousBase (A,T,G or C)Base (A,T,G or C)

““Rungs of ladder”Rungs of ladder”

““Legs of ladder”Legs of ladder”

Phosphate &Phosphate &Sugar BackboneSugar Backbone

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DNADNA•Stands for

Deoxyribonucleic acid•Made up of subunits

called nucleotidesnucleotides • NucleotideNucleotide made of: made of:

1. Phosphate groupPhosphate group2. 5-carbon sugar5-carbon sugar3. Nitrogenous baseNitrogenous base

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DNA NucleotideDNA Nucleotide

OO=P-O O

PhosphatePhosphate GroupGroup

NNitrogenous baseNitrogenous base (A, G, C, or T)(A, G, C, or T)

CH2

O

C1C4

C3 C2

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SugarSugar(deoxyribose)(deoxyribose)

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DNADNA

P

P

P

O

O

O

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P

P

PO

O

O

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G C

T A

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Antiparallel Antiparallel StrandsStrands

• One strand of DNA goes from 5’ to 3’ (sugars)

• The other strand is opposite in direction going 3’ to 5’ (sugars)

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Nitrogenous Nitrogenous BasesBases

• Double ring Double ring PURINESPURINESAdenine (A)Adenine (A)Guanine (G)Guanine (G)

• Single ring Single ring PYRIMIDINESPYRIMIDINES

Thymine (T)Thymine (T)Cytosine (C)Cytosine (C) T or C

A or G

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Base-PairingsBase-Pairings•Purines only pair with

Pyrimidines•Three hydrogen bonds

required to bond Guanine & Cytosine

CG

3 H-bonds

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T A

•Two hydrogen bonds are required to bond Adenine & Thymine

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Chargaff’s RuleChargaff’s Rule• AdenineAdenine must pair with

ThymineThymine• GuanineGuanine must pair with

CytosineCytosine• The bases form weak

hydrogen bonds

G CT A

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Question:Question:

•If there is 30% AdenineAdenine, how much CytosineCytosine is present?

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Answer:Answer:•There would be 20%

CytosineCytosine• Adenine (30%) = Adenine (30%) =

Thymine (30%)Thymine (30%)• Guanine (20%) = Guanine (20%) =

Cytosine (20%)Cytosine (20%)• Therefore, Therefore, 60% A-T 60% A-T

and 40% C-Gand 40% C-G

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DNA DNA ReplicatiReplicati

onon

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Replication FactsReplication Facts

• DNA has to be copied DNA has to be copied before a cell dividesbefore a cell divides

• DNA is copied during DNA is copied during the the SS or synthesis phase or synthesis phase of of interphaseinterphase

• New cells will need New cells will need identical identical DNA strandsDNA strands

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Synthesis Phase (S Synthesis Phase (S phase)phase)

• S phase during interphase of the cell cycle

• Nucleus of eukaryotes

Mitosis-prophase-metaphase-anaphase-telophase

G1 G2

Sphase

interphase

DNA replication takesDNA replication takesplace in the S phase.place in the S phase.

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DNA ReplicationDNA Replication

• Begins atBegins at Origins of ReplicationOrigins of Replication• Two strands open forming Two strands open forming

Replication Forks (Y-shaped Replication Forks (Y-shaped region)region)

• New strands grow at the forksNew strands grow at the forks

ReplicationReplicationForkFork

Parental DNA MoleculeParental DNA Molecule

3’

5’

3’

5’

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DNA ReplicationDNA Replication• As the 2 DNA strands open at As the 2 DNA strands open at

the origin, the origin, Replication Replication BubblesBubbles form form

• Eukaryotic chromosomes have MANY bubbles

• Prokaryotes (bacteria) have a single bubble

Bubbles Bubbles

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DNA ReplicationDNA Replication

• Enzyme Enzyme HelicaseHelicase unwinds and separates unwinds and separates the 2 DNA strands by the 2 DNA strands by breaking the breaking the weak weak hydrogen bondshydrogen bonds

• Single-Strand Binding Single-Strand Binding ProteinsProteins attach and keep the 2 DNA strands separated and untwisted

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DNA ReplicationDNA Replication• DNA polymeraseDNA polymerase can only add can only add

nucleotides to the nucleotides to the 3’ end3’ end of of the DNA the DNA

• This causes the This causes the NEWNEW strand to strand to be built in a be built in a 5’ to 3’ direction5’ to 3’ direction

RNARNAPrimerPrimerDNA PolymeraseDNA Polymerase

NucleotideNucleotide

5’

5’ 3’

Direction of ReplicationDirection of Replication

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Proofreading New Proofreading New DNADNA

• DNA polymerase initially DNA polymerase initially makes about makes about 1 in 10,0001 in 10,000 base base pairing errorspairing errors

• EnzymesEnzymes proofread and proofread and correct these mistakescorrect these mistakes

• The new error rate for DNA The new error rate for DNA that has been proofread is that has been proofread is 1 1 in 1 billionin 1 billion base pairing errors base pairing errors

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DNA Damage & DNA Damage & RepairRepair

• Chemicals & ultraviolet radiation damage the DNA in our body cells

• Cells must continuously repair DAMAGED DNA

• Excision repair occurs when any of over 50 repair enzymes remove damaged parts of DNA

• DNA polymerase and DNA ligase replace and bond the new nucleotides together

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Question:Question:

•What would be the complementary DNA strand for the following DNA sequence?

DNA 5’-CGTATG-3’DNA 5’-CGTATG-3’

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Answer:Answer:

DNA 5’-CGTATG-3’DNA 5’-CGTATG-3’

DNA 3’-GCATAC-5’DNA 3’-GCATAC-5’

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