DNA and RNA: structure and properties

The information needed to make and run a living thing is stored in the sequence of nucleotides in DNA and, sometimes, for viruses, in RNA. Here we consider the basic properties of these molecules and touch on some of their higher-order structures in different living things.

Learning resources

• Study Guide
• MBoC(6th) Ch2, Ch4, Ch5 (See Study Guide for pages.)
• Nice tutorial on DNA structure
• Video:Double-Stranded DNA structure
• Video:Chromatin
• Narration: DNA and RNA - part 1
• Narration: Learning to speak DNA
• Narration: DNA and RNA - part 2
• Narration: Duplex molecules in motion
• Narration: DNA supercoiling
• Narration: Chromatin

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