DNA and RNA Structure
Nucleotide structure
Nitrogenous bases
Base pairing rules (complementary base pairing)
DNA vs RNA
DNA double helix structure
Key features of the double helix
Antiparallel orientation
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Sugar-phosphate backbone
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Base pair interactions
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Types of RNA
Historical experiments
Griffith (1928) — Transformation
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Avery, MacLeod, McCarty (1944) — DNA is the transforming principle
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Hershey and Chase (1952) — Confirmation with bacteriophages
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DNA packaging
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