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3.1.5.2 DNA Replication Flashcards

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1
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When must DNA be replicated in a cell

A

Before the cell divides

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2
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What’s cell division know as
What’s it for
E.g

A

Mitosis
For growth + repair

E.g replacing skin cells daily, red blood cells after donating blood

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Why does a cell have to copy all of the DNA inside the nucleus before it can divide

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To become 2 new cells with each s complete copy of DNA

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What does DNA replication involve copying

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The sequence of organic bases (genome) to reproduce the code again

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5
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What’s the genome

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Sequence of organic bases

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6
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Why are bases difficult to access even though they need to be

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As they’re protected by a helix

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What must happen to the hydrogen bonds between complimentary base lakes so DNA CNS be replicated

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They must be broken

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What enzyme breaks hydrogen bonds between. Omplimentsry base pairs

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DNA Helicase

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9
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What does the DNA helicase cause to happen once hydrogen bonds are broken

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The helix to uncoil

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What happens to the bases once the helix uncoils

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They’re exposed so can be copied

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What are the original strands in the double helix known as

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Parental strands

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12
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What enzyme follows helicase

A

DNA polymerase

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13
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What does DNA polymerase do to the parental strands

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Adds free (single) nucleotides to each exposed strand

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14
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What does DNA polymerase use the exposed strands as

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Templates

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15
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Where does DNA polymerase assemble the free nucleotides from

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Cytoplasm

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16
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Why are the new daughter strands complementary

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Due to the base pair rule

17
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What do New strands need to form between their nucleotides
How
What’s produced

A

Phosphodiester bonds
Condensation reactions
Water

18
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What bonds form between old and new strands to form a double helix again

A

Hydrogen bonds

19
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What does DNA polymerase work in

A

Pairs

20
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What direction does DNA polymerase add nucleotides in

Why so specific?

A

3’ -> 5’direction

Due to substrate

21
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DNA polymerase works 3’->5’ on one template strand, but what does it do on the other

A

Can work in the 3-5 direction by assembling the free nucleotides in ‘chunks’

22
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Why must DNA polymerase work in the 3-5 direction

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As the antiparallel arrangement of nucleotides means they are the right shape to fit in the active site of DNA polymerase

23
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3 adaptations DNA has for replication

A

Strong phosphodiester bonds - strands remain intact
Hydrogen bonds easily broken - strands can unwind (exposing bases)
Base pair rule - accurate copies made

24
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Who came up with 2 theories for DNA replication in 1953

A

Watson and crick

25
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What are the 2 DNA replication theories

A

Conservative replication

Semi-conservative replication

26
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What happens in conservative replication

A

Original DNA molecules stay intact

New nucleotides assemble to form a separate, new DNA molecule

27
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What happens in semi conservative replication

A

The original DNA splits - each strand acts as a template for a new molecule

28
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2 reasons why it’s called semi-conservative replication

A

Each new DNA molecule contains 50% original DNA

Both new molecules are identical - to each other and the original

29
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Who investigated Watson and cricks’ theory

A

Meselson and stahl

30
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Method of meselson and stahl’s experiment

A

Grew bacteria in a growth medium containing heavy nitrogen (15N)

Then put the same bacteria into a medium containing light nitrogen (14N) for 1 replication generation

Then extracted and spun the DNA In a centrifuge - separating the DNA based on its mass

31
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What did meselson and stahl use for their experiment

A

Isotopes of nitrogen (15N heavy nitrogen and 14N light nitrogen)

32
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Why did meselson and stahl use bacteria

A

As it reproduces quickly

DNA is accessible as it isn’t in the nucleus

33
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What did the original bacteria have in their DNA as they replicated originally

A

Heavy nitrogen

34
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How does bacteria divide

A

Binary fission

35
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How does a centrifuge spin

A

Very fast

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