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DNA
genotype
gene
chromosome
mRNA
environment
genome
transcriptome
proteome
proteins
cell
organism
phenotype
Transcription unit
1.
2.
3.
4.
5UTR
Exons
Introns
3UTR
Regulatory region
1. Promoter
2. Enhancer
3. Silencer
Lecture
Basics
of DNA structure and function
What is1DNA
Structure??
Phosphodiester linkage
Complementary (A=T, C=G, pairing)
3 end
3 end
5 end
Complementarity
proteins
Protein activity!
Lecture
Basics
of DNA structure and function
What is1DNA
Structure??
Chromatin = DNA + protein
histones (H1, H2A, H2B, H3, H4)
H1
nucleosome