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10.2 DNA and RNA are polymers of nucleotides • DNA is a nucleic acid, made of long chains of nucleotides Phosphate group Nitrogenous base Sugar Phosphate group Nitrogenous base (A, G, C, or T) Nucleotide Thymine (T) Sugar (deoxyribose) DNA nucleotide Polynucleotide Sugar-phosphate backbone Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 10.2A • DNA has four kinds of bases, A, T, C, and G Thymine (T) Cytosine (C) Pyrimidines Adenine (A) Guanine (G) Purines Figure 10.2B Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings • RNA is also a nucleic acid – RNA has a slightly different sugar – RNA has U instead of T Nitrogenous base (A, G, C, or U) Phosphate group Uracil (U) Sugar (ribose) Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 10.2C, D 10.3 DNA is a double-stranded helix • James Watson and Francis Crick worked out the three-dimensional structure of DNA, based on work by Rosalind Franklin Figure 10.3A, B Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings • The structure of DNA consists of two polynucleotide strands wrapped around each other in a double helix 1 chocolate coat, Blind (PRA) Twist Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 10.3C • Hydrogen bonds between bases hold the strands together – Each base pairs with a complementary partner – A pairs with T – G pairs with C Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings • Three representations of DNA Hydrogen bond Ribbon model Partial chemical structure Computer model Figure 10.3D Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings DNA REPLICATION 10.4 DNA replication depends on specific base pairing • In DNA replication, the strands separate – Enzymes use each strand as a template to assemble the new strands A Nucleotides Parental molecule of DNA Both parental strands serve as templates Two identical daughter molecules of DNA Figure 10.4A Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings • Untwisting and replication of DNA Figure 10.4B Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings 10.5 DNA replication: A closer look • DNA replication begins at specific sites Origin of replication Parental strand Daughter strand Bubble Two daughter DNA molecules Figure 10.5A Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings • Each strand of the double helix is oriented in the opposite direction 5 end 3 end P P P P P P P P Figure 10.5B Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings 3 end 5 end • How DNA daughter strands are synthesized • The daughter strands are identical to the parent molecule DNA polymerase molecule 5 end Daughter strand synthesized continuously Parental DNA 5 3 Daughter strand synthesized in pieces 3 5 P 5 3 P DNA ligase Overall direction of replication Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings 3 5 Figure 10.5C