2.1.3 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids Flashcards

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What the 4 main types of nucleic acids?

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  1. DNA
  2. RNA
  3. ATP
  4. ADP
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What is a nucleic acid made out of?

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Polymer of nucleotide monomers

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3
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What does a nucleotide contain?

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  1. Pentose monosaccharide
  2. Phosphate group
  3. Nitrogenous base
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4
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How do nucleotides bond?

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Condensation; phosphate (5’) reacts with OH- (3’)

Phosphodiester bond formed

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5
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How are nucleic acids broken down?

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Hydrolysis

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What is the structural difference between DNA and RNA? (3)

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  1. Deoxyribose/ ribose- 1 less O
  2. Adenine/ Uracil
  3. Double stranded/ single
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Name the 4 bases of DNA

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  1. Thymine
  2. Cytosine
  3. Adenine
  4. Guanine
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Which DNA bases are complementary and how many H bonds are formed?

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C+G -> 3
A+T -> 2
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Which 2 groups of DNA bases are there? Size?

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  1. Pyrimidines- smaller

2. Purines- bigger

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How are the polynucleotide chains joined in the DNA helix?

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Hydrogen bonding between complimentary bases

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Why are the polynucleotide chains in DNA antiparallel?

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Chains are in opposite direction

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12
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What sugar is in a RNA nucleotide?

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Ribose

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13
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What sugar is in a DNA nucleotide?

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Deoxyribose

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14
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What base in DNA is replaced in RNA?

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Thymine -> Uracil

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15
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Why do cells replicate?

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  1. Growth

2. Repair

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What catalyses the ‘unzipping’ of the DNA helix?

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DNA helicase

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17
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What catalyses the phosphodiester bonds between new nucleotides?

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DNA polymerase
Poly -> Polynucleotide
-ase -> Enzyme

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What happens, during DNA replication, when the DNA helix is ‘unzipped’?

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Free DNA nucleotides in the nucleus complementary pair to the ‘original’ DNA strand- hydrogen bonding

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Why is DNA replication semi- conservative?

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Two molecules of DNA are produced, each containing an ‘original’ strand and a ‘new’ strand

20
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What experiment confirmed DNA replication to be semi- conservative?

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  • Free nucleotides of N-15
  • 1st gen: half-half of N-15 and N-14
  • 2nd gen: half of N-15/N-14 and half of pure N-15
21
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How does a mutation occur during DNA replication?

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Free DNA nucleotides match with the wrong bases- incorrect sequence

22
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What is a codon?

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3 bases on the DNA/ RNA strand that codes for a specific amino acid

23
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What is a gene? (DNA replication)

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Contains all the codon to make an entire protein

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Why is the genetic code a degenerate code?

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Different combinations of bases can code for the same amino acid

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Which codons aren't for amino acid production?
3 Stop codons
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What codon codes for 2 different things?
AUG: Start/ Read and Methionine
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How are genetic mutations prevented in DNA replication? Accuracy is maintained? (2)
1. Semi- conservative replication- original strand | 2. DNA polymerase can proofread and correct
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Why is RNA essential for protein synthesis?
DNA too large to leave nuclear envelope
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What is a sense strand, in protein synthesis?
Contains the correct coding for the amino acid sequence (from 5' to 3')
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What is a anti-sense/ template strand, in protein synthesis? Carbon numbers?
Complementary to the sense strand (from 3' to 5')
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What happens during transcription of protein synthesis? (3)
1. Helicase unzips 2. mRNA made from anti-sense strand- RNA polymerase joining 3. mRNA leaves through nuclear pore
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What happens during translation of protein synthesis? (4)
1. mRNA binds to ribosome 2. tRNAs with complementary anticodons bind to mRNA's specific codons- 2 at a time 3. Amino acids form peptide bonds- Peptidyl transferase 4. 'Stop' codon- can go to golgi for modification
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What is tRNA?
Type of RNA in ribosome; contains specific anti-codons to translate mRNA to synthesis proteins
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What is an anti-codon?
A sequence of 3 bases on a tRNA complementary to a specific codon on mRNA; carries specific amino acid
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Where does the peptidyl transferase come from?
Enzymatic component of ribosome
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ATP and ADP are ____ nucleotides
Phosphorylated
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What is ATP short for?
Adenosine triphosphate
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What is ADP short for?
Adenosine diphosphate
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What's the structure of ATP?
1. Nitrogenous base- Adenine 2. Pentose sugar- Ribose 3 3 inorganic phoshate groups
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What's the difference between ATP and ADP?
ADP has 2 phosphates instead of 3
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How does ATP release energy?
Hydrolysis | ATP + H20 -> ADP + energy
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Why is ATP a bad long-term energy store?
Instable phosphate groups
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Why is ATP a good immediate energy store?
Easily regenerated
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Why does the ATP hydrolysis reaction have a low activation energy?
Negatively charged phosphate groups rebel and are unstable
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What are useful features of ATP? (4)
1. Small- in/out cells 2. Water soluble- aqueous environments 3. Energy released in small quantities- not wasted 4. Easily regenerated- good immediate energy
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What reaction is ADP to ATP?
Condensation | Phosphorylation