Feedback for Multiple Choice Quiz 34
- TM is a generic term refering to the half-way point of a melting curve.
- TM = 81.5 + 0.41* % GC [This assumes that N is large, hence the 675/N term is small]
- The major and minor grooves of the B-form DNA helix differ by 10 A° in width.
- Hydrogen bonds provide specificity, but not much energy. The interaction between the pi electrons on the bases provides most of the energy.
- This is the same value as with protein folding.
- These are positively charged amino acids that will have a favourable interaction with the negative charge on the phosphate.
- These are amino acids that can donate and receive hydrogen bonds from the major and minor groove of the DNA.
- All of these features can be seen on the images presented in the lecture.
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