Unit 1.1 Molecules Biology Department Watford Girls Grammar School.
1 Genetic determination of diseases Heritability Genetic variability (mutations polymorphism) Monogenic complex diseases.
BIOCHEMISTRY AS BIOLOGY REVISION
Water and life substances
Water and Biomolecules
Biological molecules
Chemical and physical features of proteins.
Chapter 6: Gene Expression - Translation Translation = conversion of a messenger RNA sequence into the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide (i.e., protein.
Homework: read section 2-3 and outline QUIZ FRIDAY!!!
Mutations
Mutations Curly winged fruit flies Drosophila, short leg bassett hounds and seedless grapes are all examples of mutations.
DNA / Protein Synthesis. I. DNA Structure A.Made up of 1000s of repeating units (nucleotides) B.Each nucleotide has 3 parts: phosphate, sugar (deoxyribose)
