Draw the structure of a section of DNA showing all possible bases.
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- Ignore labeling of the subunits of the nucleotide.
- Carbon atoms in deoxyribose do not have to be numbered, but the phosphate should be linked to C5 and the base to C1.
- Shapes other than circles and rectangles could be used for the phosphate and base.
- For (c), full names of all four bases are required, but not relative sizes of the purine and pyrimidine bases.
- For (d), a bond should connect the C3 of deoxyribose on one nucleotide to the phosphate on the adjacent nucleotide. Two nucleotides in each strand is sufficient.
Explain how a polypeptide chain is synthesized in a eukaryotic cell.
A1 Translation occurs on ribosomesA1 tRNA-activating enzymes attach amino acids to tRNAsA1 Small and large ribosome units assemble on mRNA OR translation/polypeptide synthesis starts at a start codonA1 Each tRNA arriving at the ribosome binds to the A siteA1 Anticodon «on tRNA» binds to codon «on mRNA»A1 According to complementary base pairing/A with U and G with CA1 Ribosome moves along the mRNA / mRNA moves over ribosomeA1 tRNA shifts from the A site to P site/from the P to the E siteA1 Peptide bond between amino acids «on tRNAs at A and P sites»A1 tRNA released from ribosome at E siteA1 Cycle repeats with other tRNAs / polypeptide grows as tRNAs bring more amino acidsA1 Until stop codon on mRNA is reachedA1 Components are disassembled / polypeptide leaves the ribosome
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Outline the structural and genetic characteristics of eukaryotic chromosomes.
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