Structure and Function of DNA

Structure and Function of DNA

This text discusses DNA nucleotides, discovering the double helix, DNA structure and function.

Topics

  • double helix
  • nucleic acids
  • phosphate group
  • Francis Crick
  • James Watson
  • deoxyribose
  • nitrogenous base
  • X-ray diffraction
  • DNA
  • RNA
  • denaturation
  • replication
  • translation
  • dsDNA
  • ssDNA
  • cytosine
  • guanine
  • hydroxyl group
  • adenine
  • Alexander Rich
  • base sequence
  • complementary base pairing
  • complimentary base pairs
  • deoxyribonucleotides
  • double-stranded DNA
  • Erwin Chargaff
  • Linus Pauling
  • major grooves
  • Maurice Wilkins
  • minor grooves
  • nucleoside
  • nucleotides
  • phosphodiester bonds
  • purines
  • pyrimidines
  • R.G. Gosling
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • single strands of DNA
  • sugar-phosphate backbone
  • thymine
  • vertical gene transfer