Quick Notes on Genetic Code:- 1. Introduction to Genetic Code 2. Properties of Genetic Code 3. Exceptions 4. Decipherence. Introduction to Genetic Code: Living things depend on proteins for exisÂtence, the latter produce enzymes necessary for all chemical reactions. Structural inforÂmation required to specify the synthesis of any given protein resides in the molecule of DNA which has the spatial [...]
The below mentioned article provides an overview on the Genetic Code. From the study of protein synthesis, it is evident that amino acid sequence in the protein molecule is determined by DNA which carries information for this purpose. But where does the information lie? If we look at DNA chain the deoxy-ribonucleotides backbone seems to be of no help as [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Subject-Matter of Genetic Code 2. Degeneracy of Genetic Code 3. Universality of the Genetic Code. Subject-Matter of Genetic Code: The information stored in DNA is in the form of code. DNA contains 4 bases, A, T, G and C, whereas, proteins are made of 20 different amino acids. Therefore, the genetic code [...]