“I know thIs”
DNA from Ch. 13
 What is genetic material composed of?
 What experiments helped identify the role of DNA?
 What is the shape of a DNA molecule?
 How is information organized in a DNA molecule?
 What scientific investigations led to the discovery of DNA’s structure?
 How does DNA replicate, or make a copy of itself?
 What are the roles of proteins in DNA replication?
 How is DNA replication different in prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
 What is the process of gene expression?
 What role does RNA play in gene expression?
 What happens during transcription?
 How do codons determine the sequence of amino acids that result after
translation?
 What are the major steps of translation?
 Do (all) traits (always) result from the expression of a single gene?
 How is molecular DNA related to your genotype and your phenotype?
 How is RNA related to your genotype and your phenotype?
 Where does replication occur?
 Where does transcription occur?
 Where does translation occur?
 How is translation different than protein synthesis?
Important Terms and Vocabulary related to DNA
Amino acid
Gene expression
Bacteriophage
Nucleic acid
Codon
Nucleotide
Complementary
Protein synthesis
DNA
RNA
DNA helicase
Transcription
DNA polymerase
Translation
DNA replication
Virus
Double helix
X-ray crystallography
Gene
Watson and Crick
Michigan Core Content Standards
B1.2A Critique whether or not specific questions can be answered through
scientific investigations
B1.2D Evaluate scientific explanations in a peer review process or discussion
format
B4.1B Explain that the information passed from parents to offspring is
transmitted by means of genes that are coded in DNA molecules.
These genes contain the information for the production of proteins.
B4.2C Describe the structure and function of DNA
B4.2g Describe the processes of replication, transcription and translation and
how they relate to each other in molecular biology.