RNA Sequence and Structure

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><b>ASBMB Learning Objectives</b> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(<a href="https://www.asbmb.org/education/core-concept-teaching-strategies/foundational-concepts/structure-function"><span style="color:#1155cc">https://www.asbmb.org/education/core-concept-teaching-strategies/foundational-concepts/structure-function</span></a>) </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1. Biological macromolecules are large and complex</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Students should be able to describe the <b>basic units of the macromolecules</b> and the <b>types of linkages</b> between them <i>(Introductory)</i>. </span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2. Structure is determined by several factors</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Students should be able to discuss the <b>chemical and physical relationships between composition and structure of macromolecules </b><i>(Introductory)</i>. </span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Students should be able to <b>compare and contrast the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures</b> of proteins and nucleic acids <i>(Upper)</i>.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Students should be able to use various <b>bioinformatics approaches to analyze macromolecular primary sequence and structure</b> <i>(Upper)</i>.</span></span></span></p>