DNA: Organization in Chromosomes

I. E. coli chromosomal structure
     A. Circular
     B. Supercoiled
     C. DNA binding proteins
     D. Loops
II. Chromosomes of other bacteria:
     A. Linear or circular
     B. One to a few chromosomes
III. Viral genetic material
     A. DNA or RNA
     B. Single or double stranded
     C. One or multiple strands
     D. Some with redundant, permutated, sticky ends
IV. Karyotype  [website exercise]
V. Chromatin
     A. Euchromatin
     B. Heterochromatin
          1. Constitutive
          2. Facultative
VI. Histone proteins
     A. Core proteins: H2A, H2B, H3, H4
     B. Linker protein: H1
VII. Nonhistone proteins
VIII. Nucleosome
IX. 10-nm nucleofilaments
X. 30-nm chromatin fibers
XI. Scaffolding proteins
XII. Centromere structure
XIII. Telomere structure
XIV. Unique sequence DNA
XV. Repetitive sequence DNA
     A. Tandem
     B. Dispersed: SINE, LINE
XVI. [C0t curves]
 
 

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Last Updated: June 24 2001
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