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11. DNA Replication Flashcards

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the process in which original DNA strands are used as templates for the synthesis of new DNA strands.

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DNA Replication

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a strand of DNA that is used to synthesize a complementary strand of DNA or RNA.

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Template (Parental) Strand

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in DNA replication, the two newly made strands of DNA.

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Daughter Strands

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an incorrect model of DNA replication in which both parental strands of DNA remain together following DNA replication.

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Conservative Model

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the correct model for DNA replication in which the newly made double-stranded DNA contains one parental strand and one daughter strand.

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Semiconservative Model

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an incorrect model for DNA replication in which segments of parental DNA and newly made DNA are interspersed in both strands following the replication process.

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Dispersive Model

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a site on a chromosome that functions as an initiation site for the assembly of several proteins that begin the process of DNA replication.

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Origin of Replication

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the manner in which two replication forks move, in opposite directions outward from the origin

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Bidirectional

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the region in which two DNA strands have separated and new strands are being synthesized.

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Replication Fork

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a protein that binds to a DnaA box sequence at the origin of replication in bacteria and initiates DNA replication.

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DnaA Protein

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a DNA sequence that serves as a recognition site for the binding of a DnaA protein, which is involved in the initiation of bacterial DNA replication.

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DnaA Box

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an enzyme that separates the two strands of DNA.

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DNA Helicase

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the phenomenon in which two DNA replication forks emanate in opposite directions from an origin of replication.

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Bidirectional Replication

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an enzyme that introduces negative supercoils into DNA using energy from ATP and that can also relax positive supercoils when they occur.

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DNA Gyrase (Topoisomerase II)

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proteins that bind to both of the single strands of DNA during DNA replication and prevent them from re-forming a double helix.

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Single-Strand Binding Proteins

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a short strand of RNA, made by primase, that is used to elongate a strand of DNA during DNA replication.

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RNA Primer

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an enzyme that synthesizes short RNA primers during DNA replication.

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Primase

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a strand during DNA replication that is synthesized continuously toward the replication fork.

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Leading Strand

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a strand during DNA replication that is synthesized as short Okazaki fragments in the direction away from the replication fork.

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Lagging Strand

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an enzyme that catalyzes the covalent attachment of nucleotides to form a strand of DNA.

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DNA Polymerase

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short segments of DNA that are synthesized to produce the lagging strand during DNA replication.

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Okazaki Fragments

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an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a covalent bond within the sugar-phosphate backbones of two DNA strands.

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DNA Ligase

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a protein complex that includes DNA helicase and primase.

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Primosome

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a complex that contains a primosome and dimeric DNA polymerase.

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Replisome

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a complex of two DNA polymerase holoenzymes that move as a unit during DNA replication.

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Dimeric DNA Polymerase

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in E. coli, a pair of sequences in the chromosome that bind a protein known as the termination utilization substance (Tus), which stops the movement of the replication forks.

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Termination Sequences (Ter Sequences)

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intertwined circular molecules.

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Catenanes

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a mutant whose phenotype depends on the environmental conditions, such as a temperature-sensitive (ts) mutant.

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Conditional Mutant

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a mutant that has a normal phenotype at a permissive temperature but a different phenotype, such as failure to grow, at a nonpermissive temperature.

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Temperature-Sensitive (ts) Mutant

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an enzyme, such as RNA or DNA polymerase, which glides along the template strand and does not dissociate from it while catalyzing the covalent attachment of nucleotides.

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Processive Enzyme

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a term used to describe the accuracy of a process.

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Fidelity

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the ability of DNA polymerase to remove mismatched bases from a newly made strand.

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Proofreading Function

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DNA sequences found in yeast that function as origins of replication.

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Automatic Replicating Sequence (ARS) Elements

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in eukaryotes, an assembly of at least 14 different proteins, including a group of proteins called the origin recognition complex (ORC), which acts as the first initiator of preRC assembly.

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Prereplication Complex (preRC)

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a group of proteins found in eukaryotes that acts as the first initiator of preRC assembly to begin DNA replication.

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Origin Recognition Complex (ORC)

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a group of six proteins needed to complete a process called DNA replication licensing, which is necessary for the formation of two replication forks at an origin of replication in eukaryotes.

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MCM Helicase

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in eukaryotes, occurs when MCM helicase is bound at an origin of replication, enabling the formation of two replication forks.

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DNA Replication Licensing

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an exchange of one type of DNA polymerase for another type during DNA replication.

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Polymerase Switch

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a type of DNA polymerase that can replicate over a DNA region that contains an abnormal structure (i.e., a lesion).

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Translesion-Replicating Polymerase

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an enzyme that removes small RNA flaps that are generated by the action of DNA polymerase δ. It removes RNA primers during DNA replication.

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Flap Endonuclease

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specialized repeated sequences found at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes.

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Telomeres

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the enzyme that recognizes telomeric sequences at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes and synthesizes additional repeats of those telomeric sequences.

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Telomerase

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the RNA component of telomerase.

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TERC

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the enzyme within telomerase that uses RNA as a template to make DNA.

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Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT)

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describes a cell that is no longer capable of dividing.

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Senescent

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