madoo
Forum Newbie
Topics: 2
Posts: 32
|
i don't know is this a high yield or just waste of time
but in kaplan microbiology they say in DNA virus:-
negative strand viral DNA serves as a template to make mRNA
and while reading in clinical microbiology made ridiculously simple edition 3 they say :-
the +ve stranded DNA is used as a template for transcription into mRNA
so a Q which one is the coding strand and which one is the template in a DNA virus ? +ve or -ve strand
and has anyone read a Q about this or it is irrelevant for the boards?
(N.B
for RNA virus it is so simple and high yield
+ve strand RNA can act as mRNA and so it is analogus to coding strand
-ve strand RNA make a complementary and antiparallel +ve strand RNA which can be used as a mRNA so -ve strand is analogus to template )
Edited by madoo on 10/09/07 - 11:42 PM
___________________
R U going to ?
|
| new_n_lost
Politically InCorrect
Topics: 650
Posts: 6,056
|
Hope this helps u
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA
___________________
FORUM RULES-- Those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand. I get enough exercise just by pushing my luck --P4U World.." The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple."
|
| madoo
Forum Newbie
Topics: 2
Posts: 32
|
thnx good link
but i couldnt see the answer anyway
___________________
R U going to ?
|
| dipsy
Forum Newbie
Topics: 0
Posts: 10
|
Negative strand serves as the template of mRNA. "As in DNA replication, transcription proceeds in the 5' → 3' direction. The DNA template strand is read 3' → 5' by RNA polymerase and the new RNA strand is synthesized in the 5'→ 3' direction. RNA polymerase binds to the 3' end of a promoter on the DNA template strand and travels toward the 5' end. " Adopted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_(genetics)
|
|
| |
| | | | |
