Assignment task: Genetics Unit
Q1. Describe the structure of a nucleotide
Q2. Describe the structure of DNA (shape, dimensions, antiparallel nature, phosphodiester linkages, H-bonding, base-pairing)
Q3. Explain how DNA is different from RNA
Q4. Distinguish purines from pyrimidines; ribose from deoxyribose
Q5. Explain how DNA codes information
Q6. Name the functional group at the 3' end of DNA; name the functional group at the 5' end of DNA
Q7. Outline the key contributions of Meischer, Griffith, Avery, Chargaff, Hershey, Chase, Franklin, Wilkins, Crick, Watson, Meselson. Stahl
Q8. Explain why DNA synthesis can only proceed in the 5' to 3' direction
Q9. Name the enzymes involved in DNA replication
Q10. Label a diagram of DNA replication - know terms such as lagging strand, leading strand, Okazaki fragment, RNA primer, replication fork. Need Assignment Help?
Q11. Use the genetic code to transcribe and translate a DNA segment
Q12. Describe the processes of transcription & translation
Q13. Distinguish between replication, transcription, and translation
Q14. Distinguish between tRNA, mRNA, and rRNA
Q15. Explain how mRNA is processed; distinguish introns from exons
Q16. Define mutation
Q17. Distinguish between silent, missense, and nonsense mutations
Q18. Describe the lac and trp operons and how they work
Q19. Explain how gene expression is controlled in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells"