TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Nucleic Acid Structure & Function A1 - Weil, P. Anthony A2 - Rodwell, Victor W. A2 - Bender, David A. A2 - Botham, Kathleen M. A2 - Kennelly, Peter J. A2 - Weil, P. Anthony Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 31e AB - OBJECTIVESAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:Understand the chemical monomeric and polymeric structure of the genetic material, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, which is found within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.Explain why genomic DNA is double stranded and highly negatively charged.Understand the outline of how the genetic information of DNA can be faithfully duplicated.Describe how the genetic information of DNA is transcribed, or copied, into myriad, distinct forms of ribonucleic acid (RNA).Appreciate that one form of information-rich RNA, the so-called messenger RNA (mRNA), can be subsequently translated into proteins, the molecules that form the structures, shapes, and ultimately functions of individual cells, tissues, and organs. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160190679 ER -