BNFO 300 
Molecular Biology Through Discovery
Questionnaire on notes: Crick (1958) and Crick (1961) Nature of the Genetic Code
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Fall 2013 


I. Basic Information

A. Your name 
II. Old business -- Crick (1958) On Protein Synthesis

A. Did you find the article? How far have you gotten in the part 1 of the notes?
     

Consider how comfortable you are with the following topics regarding protein synthesis:

B. The simplifying and explanatory power of the sequence hypothesis

C. How nature of ribosomes as they are understood today

D. The 1950's view of the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis

E. The adaptor hypothesis and the need for something like tRNA

F. Different kinds of genetic codes: (non)overlapping, different lengths, degeneracy

G. Crick's comma-less code
     

Choose up to five study questions that you would most like discussed in class:

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IV. Crick et al (1961) General Nature of the Genetic Code

A. How far have you gotten in Crick et al (1961) (and its companion)? The simulation?
     

Consider how comfortable you are with the following topics regarding Crick et al (1961):

B. The prediction of the loop code shown in Fig. 2 of the companion

C. Mutagenesis by acridines

D. Recombination between two phages

E. The nature of suppressor mutations as relevant to Crick et al (1961)

F. How to construct new mutant T4 phages

G. What the double and triple mutants say about the genetic code
     

Choose up to five study questions that you would most like discussed in class:

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IV. Miscellaneous

Any other comments, questions, suggestions, or concerns you may have?

Thanks!

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