DNA Conformations: A-, B-, Z-DNA

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">ASBMB Learning Objectives</span></b> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">(</span></span><a href="https://www.asbmb.org/education/core-concept-teaching-strategies/foundational-concepts/structure-function"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#1155cc">https://www.asbmb.org/education/core-concept-teaching-strategies/foundational-concepts/structure-function</span></span></span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">) </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">1. Biological macromolecules are large and complex</span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Students should be able to <b>describe the basic units of the macromolecules</b> and the types of linkages between them <i>(Introductory)</i>. </span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">2. Structure is determined by several factors</span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span arial="" style="font-family:"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Students should be able to <b>recognize the repeating units in biological macromolecules </b>and be able to discuss the structural impacts of the covalent and noncovalent interactions involved <i>(Introductory)</i>.</span></span> </span></span></span></li> </ul>