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DNA-DNA-Deoxyribonucleic Deoxyribonucleic

AcidAcid• DNA DNA is often called the ____________..

• In simple terms, DNA contains the ______ for making ______ within the cell.

DNA is like a fingerprint because everyone’s is a little

different!

How would the police look at DNA to figure out who committed a crime?

You can tell people apart by their fingerprints………

and their DNA!

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Watson & Crick’s Model

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Why do we study DNADNA?

We study DNA for many reasons, e.g.,

• its central importance to all life on Earth,

• medical benefits such as cures for diseases,

• better food crops.

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Chromosomes and DNAChromosomes and DNA

• Our _____ are on our _______.

• Chromosomes are _______________________________________.

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The Shape of the The Shape of the MoleculeMolecule

•DNA is a very long polymer.

•The basic shape is like a _____________.

•This is called a _______________.

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The Double Helix The Double Helix MoleculeMolecule

•The DNA double helix has ______ strands twisted together.

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One Strand of DNAOne Strand of DNA• The backbone

of the molecule is alternating ________ and ____________

• The teeth are _________________________.

phosphate

deoxyribose

bases

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NucleotidesNucleotides

C C

C

OPhosphate

O

CC

O -P OO

O

O -P OO

O

O -P OO

O One deoxyribose together with its phosphate and

base make a nucleotide.

Nitrogenous base

Deoxyribose

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One Strand of DNAOne Strand of DNA

• One strand of DNA is a polymer of nucleotides.

• One strand of DNA has many millions of nucleotides.

nucleotide

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Four nitrogenous basesFour nitrogenous bases

• _________ C• _________ T

• _________ A

• _________ G

DNA has four different bases:

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Two Kinds of Bases in DNA

•PyrimidinesPyrimidines are single ring are single ring basesbases..

•PurinesPurines are are double ring double ring bases.bases.

C

C

C

C

N

N

OO

N

CC

CC

N

N

N

N

N

C

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Thymine and Cytosine Thymine and Cytosine are pyrimidinesare pyrimidines

• Thymine and cytosine each have one Thymine and cytosine each have one ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms.ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms.

C

C

C

C

N

N

OO

N

cytosinecytosine

C

C

C

C

N

N

OO

OO

thyminethymine

C

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Adenine and Guanine Adenine and Guanine are purinesare purines

• AdenineAdenine and and guanineguanine each have each have two rings of carbon and two rings of carbon and nitrogen atoms.nitrogen atoms.

C

C

C

C

N

N

N

AdenineAdenine N

N

C

C

C

C

C

N

NOO

N

GuanineGuanine N

N

C

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Two Stranded DNATwo Stranded DNA• Remember,

DNA has two strands that fit together something like a zipper.

• The teeth are the nitrogenous bases but why do they stick together?

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C

C

C

C

N

N

OO

N

C

C

C

C

N N

OO

N

N

N C

Hydrogen BondsHydrogen Bonds• The bases attract each

other because of _________ .

• Hydrogen bonds are weak but there are millions and millions of them in a single molecule of DNA.

• The bonds between cytosine and guanine are shown here with dotted lines

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Hydrogen Bonds, Hydrogen Bonds, cont.• When making

hydrogen bonds, cytosine always pairs up with guanine

• Adenine always pairs up with thymine

• Adenine is bonded to thymine here

C

C

CC

N

N

N

N

N

C

C

C

C

C

N

N

OO

OO

C

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ChargraffChargraff’’s Rule:s Rule:

• Adenine and Thymine always join together

_________

Cytosine and Guanine always join together

_________

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DNA by the NumbersDNA by the Numbers• Each cell has about

_________ of DNA.• The average human

has _________ .• The average human

has enough DNA to go from the earth to the sun _________ times.

• DNA has a diameter of only 0.000000002 m.

The earth is 150 billion mor 93 million miles from the sun.

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