Bioinformatics Odyssey 2011.03.21 INFO1100 Week 2

This week is on Module 2, "Gene Structure and Information Content", and Module 3, "Nature of Chemical Bonds".

Module 2

mRNA cap and tail - methyl guanosine cap and 150-200 adenosine ribonucleotide tail

mRNA 250-10k nucleotides, ephemeral

tRNA/rRNA mechanism

Resource reviews:


http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/gene/gene_a1.html

http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/gene/gene_a2.html

http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/gene/gene_a3.html

tRNA is RNA coiled up into the proper shape for the transfer activity



http://www.johnkyrk.com/DNAtranscription.html

mRNA cap and tail - methyl guanosine cap and 150-200 adenosine ribonucleotide tail

mRNA 250-10k nucleotides, ephemeral

tRNA/rRNA mechanism



http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/transcribe/

basic transcription activity


http://www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/flashanimat/molgenetics/transcription.swf

basic flash show


http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/gene-code/flash/code.html

game cant get to load


http://www.bioscience.org/atlases/genecode/genecode.htm

form for finding amino acids


http://www.learner.org/courses/biology/archive/animations/hires/a_genom6_h.html

need sound, do later

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983lhh20rGY

need sound, do later