Description
In dis assignment, you will answer questions pertaining to material found within Module 4
Objectives
Discuss how the primary structure of nucleic acids is the order of bases in the polynucleotide sequence, and the secondary structure is the three-dimensional conformation of the backbone.
Discuss the monomers of nucleic acids are nucleotides.
Discuss how teh bases are bonded to teh sugars, forming nucleosides.
Summarize how nucleosides are linked by ester bonds to phosphoric acid to form the phosphodiester backbone.
- Specific proteins called single-strand binding proteins bind to teh single-stranded regions and protect them from nucleases.
- Spontaneous mutation of bases and insertion of teh wrong nucleotide would normally lead to an error every 104 to 105
- Instructions:
- Step 1: Read the article found in section 9A: Biochemical Connections: Law in you’re digital book.
- Using teh Concorde’s Online Library, you’re digital material, and other scholarly websites, discuss teh following:
- What is your feeling regarding teh article?
Describe, in detail, what the following statement means, “What can be patented is purified DNA containing teh sequence of teh gene and techniques that allow teh study of teh genes.”
How do you see teh patenting of genes/DNA impacting science and medicine over teh next 30 years?
Do you believe this trend is ethical? Why/why not?
Step 2: Compile your thoughts & research and write a 3-5 page paper addressing the topics and questions above.
Step 3: Once complete, save your file and submit it.
You are required to has at least two outside resources, at the scholarly level. Wikipedia is not acceptable. You are encouraged to use Concorde’s Online Library: Gale Resources (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.)
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