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* DNA, RNA, protein
* DNA, RNA, protein
* central dogma
** universal code of life (from tiny micro-organisms to large mammals)
** state the chemical structure of DNA, RNA and protein
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA DNA]: 4 nucleotides, double helix, base pairing
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA RNA]: 4 nucleotides, single stranded
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein protein]: 20 amino acids, complex 3D structure
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_dogma central dogma of molecular biology]
** transfer of sequence information from DNA (mastercopy) to RNA (blueprint) to protein (construct)
* evolution, tree of life
* evolution, tree of life



Revision as of 03:40, 16 January 2008

1 Background: Biological sequences

  • DNA, RNA, protein
    • universal code of life (from tiny micro-organisms to large mammals)
    • state the chemical structure of DNA, RNA and protein
      • DNA: 4 nucleotides, double helix, base pairing
      • RNA: 4 nucleotides, single stranded
      • protein: 20 amino acids, complex 3D structure
  • central dogma of molecular biology
    • transfer of sequence information from DNA (mastercopy) to RNA (blueprint) to protein (construct)
  • evolution, tree of life

Chapter 1 from Zvelebil and Baum's Understanding bioinformatics



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