Central Dogma Unit

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1 -Describe the structure and function of DNA/RNA
 * describe what the information specifies and where information in the cell is stored
 * explain the history Watson and Crick derived the DNA model
 * describe the location of genes
 * be able to compare and contrast DNA and RNA

2 - Describe DNA replication
 * explain unzipping, binding of primers, DNA polymerase, elongation

3 – Describe translation
 * describe how a polypeptide is assembled
 * explain how the order of nucleotides in DNA codes for different amino acids and how this code is transcribed into RNA

4 – Describe transcription
 * describe the three different types of RNA and state function of each
 * describe the spatial locations of the different RNAs during transcription and translation