Chem 336 - Spring 1999 - Organic Chemistry III
Portland State University - Dr. Carl C. Wamser
Chapter 28 Skills
know the terminology:
nucleic acid, DNA, RNA, m-RNA, t-RNA, r-RNA, nucleoside, nucleotide, base-pairing, ribosomes, replication, transcription, translation, codon, anticodon
know the specific complementary base pairs:
A - T and G - C in DNA
A - U and G - C in RNA
know the structures of the 5 nucleic acid bases and their nucleosides and nucleotides
for quizzes and exams, the codon assignment table will be given if needed
recognize the structural components of nucleotides and nucleic acids, including directionality (5' and 3' ends)
recognize the specificity of base pairing, leading to the double helix
understand the process of DNA replication
understand the process of RNA transcription of DNA information
understand the process of RNA translation of information into peptide synthesis
use the codon tables to identify amino acid codons and anticodons
follow the processes of replication, transcription, and translation, identifying and correlating base pairs with the resultant amino acids