30431 Introduktion til Bioinormatik
 
Introduction to Bioinformatics
DNA Structures and Information
David Ussery
4-11 September, 1998

O Friday, 4 September, 1998      DNA Structures and Information

Outline:
  • Schrödinger and Morse Code
  • DNA sequence as information
  • The "Central Dogma" of molecular biology
  • Sequence-specific structures of DNA (or "DNA is like Coca-cola")
  • Families of DNA helices
    • Self-test QUIZ
     
     

    O Tuesday, 8 September, 1998      DNA symmetry elements and their meanings

    Outline:
  • A few words about the sizes of genomes
  • Direct repeats
  • Mirror repeats
  • Palindromic DNA
  • Compliment repeats
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    Self-test QUIZ
     
     

    O Friday, 11 September, 1998       DNA sequence and chromosome anatomy & structure

    Outline:

  • DNA compaction in chromatin and chromosomes
  • What does it take to make an artificial chromosome?
  • Origins of replication
  • Centromeres
  • Telomeres
  • discussion: telomerase and cancer
    • Self-test QUIZ
     
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