DNA, RNA and protein formation
A brief introduction to this album.
DNA, RNA and protein formation
How is genetic information stored in cells, and how is the information accessed and used? On this album, Dr Norman Cohen of The Open University uses models and graphics to provide easily understood explanations of how genetic information is stored in DNA, how DNA is replicated, and how genetic information from DNA is used to create new protein molecules. The album draws on material originally created to support The Open University course Exploring science.
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Episodes (8)
DNA and inherited information
Dr Norman Cohen introduces four key characteristics any set of inherited instructions needs to have.
DNA replication
How DNA molecules replicate themselves.
DNA, RNA and protein formation
enAugust 23, 2009
The information in DNA
How DNA carries the information that encodes genetic instructions.
Gene to protein: overview
An introduction to the processes of transcription and translation.
Transcription: writing the message
A more detailed look at transcription, showing how messenger RNA is formed.
Translation: reading the message
The role of transfer RNA in building protein chains from the information in messenger-RNA.
Creating three dimensional structures
How protein chains form into three dimensional structures, and the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis.