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Basic Processes

CBSE · Class 11 · Biotechnology

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Topics in Basic Processes

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1. DNA as the Genetic Material

  • DNA determines the trait or feature of any organism except a few viruses.
  • Johann Friedrich Miescher first isolated an acidic substance from nuclei of pus cells and named it nuclein; it contained DNA and protein.
  • Frederick Griffith observed transformation in 1928 while working on pneumonia-causing bacteria.
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2. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Gene Organisation

  • Prokaryotic genome is a single, double-stranded circular DNA molecule.
  • Plasmids are extra DNA loops and are not essential for normal growth in prokaryotes.
  • Most bacterial genomes are negatively supercoiled during normal growth.
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3. DNA Replication

  • Watson and Crick proposed the DNA double-helix structure in 1953 and highlighted complementary base pairing.
  • DNA replication is semiconservative: each daughter DNA molecule has one parental strand and one newly synthesised strand.
  • Messelson and Stahl confirmed semiconservative replication in 1958 using 14N and 15N isotopes and density gradient centrifugation in E. coli.
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4. Gene Expression and Transcription

  • Gene expression is the process by which genetic information in DNA leads to the formation of a functional product, usually a protein.
  • The central dogma is the unidirectional flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein.
  • Transcription is the process of making RNA from DNA.

Key Concepts

Central concept: DNA-based flow of genetic information and its control in living cells

DNA as genetic materialGene organisationDNA replicationGene expressionTranscriptionGenetic codeTranslationGene mutation

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How to score full marks in Basic Processes — CBSE Class 11 Biotechnology?
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