Chemistry Question

Description

In this assignment, you will answer questions pertaining to material found within module 1

Objectives

• Discuss how the primary structure of nucleic acids is the order of bases in the polynucleotide sequence, and the secondary structure is the three-dimensional conformation of the backbone.
• Discuss the monomers of nucleic acids are nucleotides.
• Discuss how the bases are bonded to the sugars, forming nucleosides.
• Summarize how nucleosides are linked by ester bonds to phosphoric acid to form the phosphodiester backbone.
• Specific proteins called single-strand binding proteins bind to the single-stranded regions and protect them from nucleases.
• Spontaneous mutation of bases and insertion of the wrong nucleotide would normally lead to an error every 104 to 105

Instructions:

Step 1: Read the article found in section 9A: Biochemical Connections: (attached)

Using the Concorde’s Online Library, your digital material, and other scholarly websites, discuss the following:

• What are your feelings regarding the article?
• Describe, in detail, what the following statement means, “What can be patented is purified DNA containing the sequence of the gene and techniques that allow the study of the genes.”
• How do you see the patenting of genes/DNA impacting science and medicine over the next 30 years?
• Do you believe this trend is ethical? Why/why not?

Step 2: Compile your thoughts & research and write a 4-5 page paper addressing the topics and questions above. (refrence paper does not count as one)

Step 3: Once complete, save your file and submit.

• You are required to have at least two outside resources, at the scholarly level. Wikipedia is not acceptable. You are encouraged to use Concorde’s Online Library: Gale Resources (Links to an external site.)
• The use of outside resources is required and all papers must be cited and written in APA format.

Rubric:

-Format is correct, meets all assignment directions, and works expertly to support the essay’s purpose/plan.

-Readable and rhetorically effective in tone, incorporating varied sentence structure, precise word choice and correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Mastery of style)

–Organization is coherent, unified and effective in support of the paper’s purpose/ plan and consistently demonstrates effective and appropriate rhetorical transitions between ideas and paragraphs.

–Development is fresh, with abundant details and examples that arouse audience interest and provide relevant, concrete, specific and insightful evidence in support of sound logic.

–Ideas are clear, insightful, thought-provoking, and focused so that they consistently support the topic, thesis and audience for the paper.