Tag Archives: transcription

Differences between DNA and RNA

By | August 21, 2021

Nucleic acids accounts for one of the four major biological macromolecules, which carry genetic blueprint of a cell and are essential for proper functioning of the cell. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA) are two important nucleic acids which help in carrying genetic information and are made up of nucleotide monomers. Even though both… Read More »

Amino acids – building blocks of Proteins

By | July 31, 2021

Amino acids (aa) are the building blocks of proteins, which happens to be one of the 4 important biological macromolecules. Amino acids are organic compounds made up of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, along with a variable side chain group. All amino acids share a similar fundamental structure. The central carbon atom, or also termed as… Read More »

RNA – Types and Structure

By | July 23, 2021

The nucleic acids are one of the important macromolecules present in the nucleus of all eukaryotes. They are also present in all bacteria and viruses, but in non-eukaryotes, nucleic acids are not enclosed in the nuclear membrane. Some cell organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts (present in plant cells) also have their own nucleic acid… Read More »

Enhancers and Genetics

By | July 10, 2021

Enhancers They are short DNA fragments with several prominent features such as: driving the expression of the target gene, orientation relative to a target gene promoter, functionally independent of genomic distance, sensitivity towards DNase treatment (since its neucleosome free region), functional influence over chromatin architecture by allowing binding of transcription co-activators and histone acetylation, and… Read More »

What is Epigenetics?

By | June 29, 2021

Genes and behavior Even though identical twins come from the same genetic material, they turn out to be very different people looking alike. So different that one of the twins could get a genetic disorder at the age of 40 and the other could be the most fit person! Why is that so? Epigenetics: The… Read More »