Table of Contents18.417 Introduction to Computational Molecular BiologyIntro to Molecular Biology Computational Molecular Biology Why Computational? Intro to Molecular Biology DNA: The double helix DNA: the molecule of heredity DNA: chemical details DNA: deoxyribose sugar DNA: the four bases DNA: base pairs DNA: sequences DNA packaging Chromosomes inside the cell Intro to Molecular Biology Genes control the making of cell parts RNA: The messenger From DNA to RNA: Transcription From pre-mRNA to mRNA: Splicing RNA can be functional RNA structure: 2ndary and 3rdary Splicing machinery Intro to Molecular Biology Proteins carry out the cell’s chemistry Protein structure Protein building blocks From RNA to protein: Translation The Genetic Code The genetic code Summary: The Central Dogma Intro to Molecular Biology RNA can make DNA Protein can mediate inheritance Non-mendelian inheritance rules Evolutionary shortcuts Combinatorial Bio-diversity Our Goal |
Author: Manolis Kamvysselis
Email: manoli@mit.edu Home Page: http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~bab/01-18.417-home.html Other information:
References: Harvey Lodish et al., Bruce Birren, web resources |