This chapter outline discusses DNA and RNA structure and function, including:
- The discovery that DNA is the genetic material through experiments with viruses.
- The double helix structure of DNA determined by Watson and Crick based on data from Franklin and others.
- DNA replication through semiconservative replication to produce identical copies.
- Transcription of DNA to mRNA and the three types of RNA (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA).
- Translation of mRNA using tRNA to specify amino acid sequence and produce proteins according to the genetic code.