Human Genome Molecular Biology

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Course Outline

  1. DNA Discovery and Chargaff Rules
  2. Nucleic Acid Structure
  3. DNA Helical Forms and Size
  4. DNA Compaction and Chromatin
  5. Chromosome Structure and Classification
  6. Human Genome Composition
  7. Genomic Variation and Repetitive DNA
  8. RNA Types and Functions

Key Dates

  1. 1952Rosalind Franklin produced Photograph 51, an important image associated with the study of DNA structure.
  2. 1953Watson and Crick published “A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid” in Nature, volume 171, pages 737–738. - WATSON, J. D. & CRICK, F. H. C., 1953
  3. Late 1988The Human Genome Project was launched to sequence the entire human genome.
  4. 2001Celera Genomics and the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium published first drafts covering approximately 92% of the human genome.
  5. 2022The T2T-CHM13 Consortium produced the first complete human genome sequence and added previously unresolved DNA regions.

1. DNA Discovery and Chargaff Rules

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1. Which relationship among DNA bases is expressed by Chargaff’s rules?

2. Which publication did Watson and Crick publish in 1953?

3. What three components make up a nucleotide?

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In which year did Watson and Crick publish their DNA structure paper?

1953

Who published "A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" in 1953?

Watson and Crick

What is the title of Watson and Crick's 1953 Nature paper?

A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

What does Chargaff's rule say about the ratio of A to T in DNA?

A equals T

According to Chargaff's rules, what is the ratio of (A+G) to (T+C)?

1

According to Chargaff's rules, is (C+G)/(A+T) equal to 1?

No, it is not equal to 1

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