Molecular Biology Unit

Where is our genetic information stored?

How does the genetic information

received from an organisms parents
result in the complex structures observed
in life?

How does the structure of DNA allow it to hold

genetic information?

How does the structure of a chromosome

facilitate expression and heredity of
genetic information?

How does the flow of information from DNA to

RNA to proteins result in the expressions of
genes?

How do mutations change the way a gene

is expressed?

How do mitosis and Meiosis vary from each

other?

How does Meiosis result in a halving of

the genetic information in a cell?

How does crossing over result in an increased

amount of variability in an organism?
Key word or Concept: Student interpretation

Central
Dogma of
Genetics

DNA

RNA

Nucleotides

Monomer

Polymer
 Double
Helix

Proteins

Chromosom
es

Chromatin

Histone

Diploid

Haploid

Gene

Mitosis
 Meiosis

Crossing
Over

Tetrad

Sister
Chromatids

Homologou
s
Chromoso
mes

Centromere
 Centriole

DNA Base
Pairing

RNA
Transcriptio
n

RNA Base
Pairing

Messenger
RNA

Introns
 Exons

Cap and Tail

Translation

Transfer
RNA

Triplet Code

Cell
Replication
DNA
Replication

Semi-
conservativ
e
Replication

Helicase

DNA
Polymerase

The Cell
Cycle

Linked
Genes

Gene Locus

Mutations

Missense
Nonsense

Silent

Evolution