The document discusses key components of cytology genetics including nucleotides that make up nucleic acids, the enzymes involved in DNA replication such as helicase, DNA polymerase, primase, and ligase, the process of transcription including RNA polymerase, the 5' cap and poly-A tail, and protein synthesis involving ribosomes, tRNAs, and amino acids. Videos are also linked to provide further information on DNA replication, transcription, and translation.
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CMA school topic I- Principles of Molecular Diagnostics
3. Nucleic Acid ~ Polynucleotides
Nucleotides Phosphate esters of nucleosides
(monomers)
Three components:
A base that has a nitrogen atom
A five carbon sugar
An ion of phosphoric acid
10. Helicase: unwinds the double helix
DNA polymerase III: synthesizes new strand by base
pairing in 53 direction using ATP, GTP, CTP, TTP
Primase: creates short RNA primer for DNA
polymerase III to continue the synthesis
Single-strand binding proteins: restricts rewinding of
DNA
DNA polymerase I: removes RNA primer and
synthesizes DNA
Ligase: Joins by phosphodiester bond
Topoisomerase: helps in avoiding overwinding of DNA
12. Promoter: Recognition sequences on DNA close to
start of gene. AT rich
RNA polymerase: synthesizes pre-mRNA from
DNA template strand in 53. Adds A, U, C, G
5 cap: 7-methylguanosine
at 5 end of pre-mRNA
Poly A tail: 100-200 adenine (A) nucleotides at 3
end of pre-mRNA
15. Ribosome: protein
synthesizers
tRNA(transferRNA)
: adaptor molecule
made of RNA
Aminoacid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG7uCskUOrA
Interrelationship of various fields to Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics.
Molecular Biology is interdependent on Biochemistry and Genetics, while Cytogenetics is a combination of concepts from Cytology and Genetics. CMA is a molecular cytogenetics technique, which arises from combination of Cytology, Genetics, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Biology.
We need to understand the principles of molecular biology before we step into the concept of molecular cytogenetics. The concept of molecular biology starts with genes.