WJEC AS Biology 2400QS · 1.5(e)
Structure of nucleic acids
- Code
- 1.5(e)
- In
- 1.5 Nucleic acids and their functions
- Topic
- 1 AS Unit 1: Basic Biochemistry and Cell Organisation
- Course
- AS Biology 2400QS
- Board
- WJEC
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Points in 1.5 Nucleic acids and their functions
- 1.5(a) The structure of nucleotides (pentose sugar, phosphate, organic base)
- 1.5(b) The importance of chemical energy in biological processes
- 1.5(c) ATP as an energy carrier
- 1.5(d) The structure of ATP
- 1.5(e) Structure of nucleic acids
- 1.5(f) The similarities and differences in the structure of RNA and DNA
- 1.5(g) Functions of DNA: replication and protein synthesis
- 1.5(h) Semi-conservative replication of DNA
- 1.5(i) The term genetic code
- 1.5(j) The triplet code for amino acids
- 1.5(k) Exons and introns
- 1.5(l) The transcription of DNA to produce messenger RNA
- 1.5(m) Translation and transfer RNA
- 1.5(n) The 'one gene-one polypeptide' hypothesis
- 1.5(o) The further modification and combination of some polypeptides