Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Dna Ligase, S Phase, Polynucleotide

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September 29, 2013: 2a watson and crick brought together information from several sources to work out dna structure. Dna contains four difference nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of the 5- c sugar deoxyribose, a phosphate group, and one of the four nitrogenous bases (atcg) Adenine and guanine are purines(nitrogenous bases built from a pair of fused rings of carbon and nitrogen atoms. Thymine and cytosine are pyramidines (built from a single carbon ring) A=t, c=g this is known as chargaff"s rules. Dna contains nucleotides joined to form a polynucleotide chain. In the chain, the deoxyribose sugars are linked by phosphate groups in an alternating sugar- phosphate- sugar- phosphate pattern, thereby forming a sugar- phosphate- backbone. Entire linkage including the bridging phosphate group is called a phosphodiester bond. Polynucleotide chain of dna has polarity (directionality) At one end of the chain, a phosphate group is bound to the 5" carbon of the sugar 5" end.

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