Sugar- Phosphate

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DNA The Informational Polymer
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Chargaffs Rule A T G C
Sugar- Phosphate Backbone
Replication Semiconservative
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Information Flow in a Cell
DNA RNA Protein
Amino Acids In Polypeptide
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FROM SEQUENCE TO FUNCTION
AUG UGG GAU . UGA
MET TRP ASP END
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Proteins Are The Building Blocks Of Life

• Structural
• Keratin
• Collagen
• Signaling
• Hormones
• Neurotransmitters
• Molecular Motors
• Transport

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WHY MUST WE KNOW OUR CODE?