Introduction
The cells in the body contain a complete copy of a person's genetic plan contained in our DNA. The DNA is arranged in genes that are part of chromosomes. Th...
. This hypothesis was described by Crick in 1958. In 1953, Watson and Crick were the first to determine the true crystalline structure of DNA, using model bui...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus
Retrovirus: They are enveloped viruses possessing an RNA genome, and replicate via a DNA intermediate. Retroviruses rely...
In Pursuit of Forever
Although it is certainly an important operative factor, the commonly-interpreted
explanation of aging and death, a sort of simple degeneration of th...
Almost 60 years ago the first antibiotics were developed, and they were created at a time when previously untreatable infections such as tuberculosis, gonorrhea, and syphilis...
The Effects of HIV Mutations on the Immune System is deadly.
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is classified as a RNA Retrovirus. A retrovirus uses RNA templates t...
Protein Synthesis
The Expression of a Gene
The process of Protein Synthesis involves many parts of the cell. Unlike other similar productions, this process is very compl...
Dear Parents,
As you may know I am your genetic counselor, and before I began, allow me to go over some basics of DNA and genetics. First of all chromosomes, Chromosomes are...
is one of the most fundamental biological processes. To start off, a protein is made in a ribosome. There are many cellular mechanisms involved with prot...
1A.) Translation is the synthesis of a polypeptide using genetic information which is encoded in an mRNA (messenger RNA) molecule. The information which is encoded changes fro...