Molecular Inheritance and Gene Expression
Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Biology
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What to Focus On
- Griffith discovered transformation in bacteria.
- Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty identified DNA as the transforming principle.
- Hershey and Chase used radioactive labeling to prove DNA is the genetic material.
- DNA is a double helix with antiparallel strands.
- Nucleotides consist of sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base.
- A-T and G-C base pairing follows Chargaff’s rule.
- Nucleosome is the basic unit of DNA packaging.
- Histones are positively charged proteins that bind negatively charged DNA.
- Packaging levels: nucleosome → solenoid → chromatin loops → chromosome.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
DNA and RNA are almost the same—just one has thymine and the other has uracil.
The genetic code is overlapping—each nucleotide is part of multiple codons.
mRNA is made from the entire DNA strand during transcription.
Memory Tips
Griffith's Experiment - Bacterial Transformation
Hershey-Chase Experiment
DNA Structure: Watson-Crick Model
Chargaff's Rule: A = T, G = C
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