Nucleic Acids
Defined:
- Define and describe the three components of nucleotides: base, sugar, phosphate
- Define and describe what nucleotides are
- Describe how nucleotides link together to form nucleic acids
- Explain and describe base pairing in DNA and RNA
- Describe the unique three-dimensional structure of DNA
- Identify the differences and similarities between RNA and DNA
- Explain the processes of replication, transcription and translation
- Explain the roles of mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA
- Use a codon table to decipher amino acid sequences given short DNA and mRNA sequences