Reading Assignment: Campbell 6th Edition

• Chapter 16: The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
  • Pages 287-301
  • Omit page 288 (Evidence that DNA Can Transform Bacteria)
  • Omit page 288-290 (Evidence that Viral DNA Can Program Cells)

   

• Chapter 17: From Gene to Protein
  • Begin on Page 304: Transcription and Translation are the two main processes linking gene to protein: an overview
  • A few sections gets a bit deep; I will list them here, read for pleasure only:
    • 319 "From Polypeptide to Functional Protein"
    • 320 "Signal peptides target some eukaryotic polypeptides ..."
    • 321 "RNA plays multiple roles in the cell"
    • 321 "Comparing protein synthesis in prokaryotes and eukaryotes"

• Campbell Summary: Chapter 16

• Campbell Summary: Chapter 17

• Lecture Summary: DNA / Protein Synthesis / Historical Background

• Lecture Summary: Genetic Engineering

• Codon Chart (mRNA)
• DNA Crossword Puzzle: Interactive
• DNA Crossword Puzzle: Print Version

Video Clips: A simplified explanation but well worth viewing.

• Importance Of DNA  (1:34)
• Chromotin, Chromosomes, and DNA subunits (3:45)
• Genes, Proteins, and DNA (1:30)
• The Genetic Code (1:21)
• Replication of DNA (1:15)
• mRNA, tRNA and Protein Synthesis (3:20)
• A Review of DNA (0:56)

• PowerPoint Summaries
  • DNA The Genetic Material (Chapter 16)
  • DNA Replication and Repair (Chapter 16)
  • Genes and Proteins (Chapter 17)
  • RNA and RNA Modification (Chapter 17)
  • Synthesis of Proteins (Chapter 17)

• Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids:  Nature 1953  The very famous "short description" of the structure of the DNA molecule published in the Journal Nature.  Note the Acknowledgements at the end!