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DNA sequencing

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technique that allows you to read the sequence of bases in dna

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First method of dna sequencing

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invented by Fred Sanger = Sanger method / chain termination methd

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Explain the Sanger method

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  • He would get the dna double strand and turn it into a single strand
  • He would allow the strands to be broken into diff bits of diff lengths
  • He had 4 beakers, in each beaker he added that mixture
  • In the first beaker he’d add the letter A but a modified version (radioactive dna) that whenever it’s incorporated the chain would stop and not extend further (second had modified c, 3rd = modified t, 4th = modified g)
  • In the beaker there’s also normal nucleotides, dna polymerase and primers (short sequences of dna that act as the starting bit for dna polymerase to work = dna polymerase will start working to form complementary strands, each time a base would be added the chain would be stopped, thousands of chains of diff lengths and if u order them in terms of shortest to longest length you would get the sequence)
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How to order the chains from the Sanger method

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Use gel electrophoresis to find out shortest to longest

Small chains = further away after a set amount of time because longer chains would take longer to travel

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Benefit of modified bases in Sanger method

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modified in a way that they’re radioactively labelled which means during the gel electrophoresis process they’re easier to see.

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How do they get lots of strands of the template for the Sanger method

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  • They get multiple strands of the template through PCR (way to amplify dna = polymerase chain reaction) or get your dna and put it into the plasmid of a bacteria = reproduce rlly fast
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Can you sequence a whole genome

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NO it would take too long

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High throughput sequencing (HTS)

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umbrella term for sequencing being automated + faster now

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Example of HTS method

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Pyrosequencing

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What’s pyrosequencing

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instead of using radioactively labelled dna, they took away the radioactivity = no longer radioactive but it was able to generate light so each letter basically had a diff light colour = each letter had a diff light intensity

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How to work out which base is which in pyrosequencing

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use mass spec to get peaks instead. = first peak was x length which shows its this base

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What was pyrosequencing used for

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Sequencing the human genome

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Human genome project

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diff scientists form diff parts of world sequenced genome + combined it all together

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Why was the human genome project important

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can now do genome wide comparisons between diff organisms = shows evolutionary relationships.

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The human genome conserved genes

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most conserved genes must have played an important role in the development of an organism

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Methylation

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our dnas can be methylated in different ways which can affect how 2 organisms are even though are genes are the same = affects how genes are turned on or off

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What is methylation an example of

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Epigenetics

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What’s Epigenetics

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factors that affect your dna without affecting your base sequence

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What can you predict through genome sequencing

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amino acid sequence of proteins

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Synthetic biology

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use your biological knowledge to create something artificial

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Applications of synthetic biology

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making proteins, biosensors, nanotechnology, medications

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Bioethics

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ethical issues of using synthetic biology

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DNA profiling

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  • using dna you can create a profile and use this for CSI (forensics, paternity tests etc)
  • Using dna technology to check each person has a specific profile
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How to see banding pattern in dna profiling

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  • Through gel electrophoresis you can get a banding pattern of your dna which will be different to others
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VNTRs?

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Variable number of tandem repeats

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What are VNTRs

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sequences of dnas that are used in dna profiling. Every person has a different number of tandem repeats

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What are tandem repeats

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repetitive segments of dna that don’t code for a protein. They’re usually 10-100 base pair long

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Outliner dna profiling

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  • 1 Obtain dna from mouth swabs, blood, hair, bone remains
  • 2 Digest it w restriction enzymes = if you’re comparing 2 peoples dna you must ensure the same restriction enzyme is used
  • 3 load it onto the gel electrophoresis
  • 4 the smaller the fragment, the further it’ll travel
  • 5 a banding pattern is produced
  • 6 compare the banding pattern e.g. for paternity test the banding pattern of the child should be half of the mum’s and half of the dad’s
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PCR?

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Polymerase chain reaction

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What’s pcr used for?

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Used to amplify dna

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What’s needed for PCR

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Double stranded DNA - to act as a template
Free nucleotides (A,G,C,T)
DNA primers - signals to Taq polymerase where to bind and start synthesising
Taq polymerase - form of DNA polymerase (catalyses formation of H bonds between bases)
Buffer - maintains pH

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Where does pcr ocur

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In a thermocycler

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Where’s taq polymerase found

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Extracted from thermophilic bacteria

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What is thermophilic bacteria

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Can withstand high temperature without denaturing

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Steps of pcr

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Denaturing, annealing, elongation

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Denaturing

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happens at around 94-96 degrees

Denaturing happens so hydrogen bonds between complementary bases break.

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What do you start pcr.

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your dna you want to replicate and nucleotides and primers and dna taq polymerase + it’s co factor magnesium ions

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Annealing

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mixture cooled down to 68 degrees for this to happen. Primer binds to strand

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Elongation

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mixture heated to 72 degrees. DNA polymerase works forming phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides. ALWAYS 5’ TO 3’

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What happens after the 3 steps of PCR

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  • Whole process repeats itself for many cycles to create more. Exponential growth (1 to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 8)
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Applications of PCR

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  • research e.g. if you wanna find a mutation
  • Covid tests = identifying viral infection + perform as many tests as you want on the copies
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What does electrophoresis do

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  • separate proteins or dna based on their sizes
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Explain set up of gel electrophoresis

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  • You have a gel and make wells in it at the top and load it up with DNA.
  • Put a power supply in the tank with a cathode on the side near the wells and the anode on the other side (dna is negative so it’ll move towards the anode)
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How is the banding pattern created in gel electrophoresis

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  • Bigger DNA moves slower and smaller dna will move faster so it’ll be visible further from the well. = creates banding pattern
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How to prepare dna for electrophoresis (GE)

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creating fragments using restriction enzymes

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Restriction enzymes

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type of enzyme that can cut DNA at specific points.

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If doing GE of child and parents dna what should u do when preparing

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Child’s and parent’s dna should be cut w the same restriction enzyme so that they all form the same strand

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What to add to dna in GE

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loading dyes in the dna so it show up in the gel.

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Why is GE sensitive

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gel can’t be pierced it has to be stubbed very lightly

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What can GE also be used for

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Separating proteins

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Explain GE for proteins

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Proteins of diff sizes loaded into the wells and they’d be separated according to the wells

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Example of GE for proteins

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for haemoglobin bc in certain cases e.g. sickle cell the haemoglobin has a diff mass so you can compare normal haemoglobin to other haemoglobin to help w diagnosis.

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When do u use dna probes

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When identifying specific DNA sequences in samples

Commonly applied in genetic testing, disease diagnosis, and research

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What is. DNA probe

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complementary sequence to what you’re investigating) and the probe is usually fluorescently labelled.

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What happens if the sequence is present

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Probe binds to the dna

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What are dna probes usually used for

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Identifying a specific gene which can then be used for investigation e.g. diagnosis

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What are microarrays used for

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Investigating multiple diseases at once

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Outline what a microarray looks like

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  • It’s a tray that has 100s of diff probes for diff things your investigating for = large scale of dna probes
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Preparation for microarray

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DNA must be broken into fragments
DNA labelled with fluorescent marker and there should always be positive and negative controls on the tray.

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What are the steps involved in genetic engineering?

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Obtain the required gene.
Place a copy of the gene inside a vector.
Carry the vector with the gene into a recipient cell

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Method 1 for obtaining the required gene for genetic engineering

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  • obtain mRNA from cell where yk the gene is expressed
  • use reverse transcriptase to obtain coding DNA sequence
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How to make the dna become double stranded

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add a primer (short sequence of dna that activates dna polymerase), nucleotides and dna polymerase.

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Method 2 for obtaining the required gene for genetic engineering

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If yk dna sequence of the gene - use automated polynucleotide synthesiser to make the gene
Multiply the one gene using pcr

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Method 3 for obtaining the required gene for genetic engineering

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  • if yk person’s dna, use a probe to locate the desired gene and cut using restriction enzymes
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Placing a copy of the gene inside a vector

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cut the plasmid using restriction enzymes and use the same restriction enzymes to cut the dna.

When the gene is added it should be complementary

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What is the vector usually for genetic engineering

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plasmid = a bacteria’s dna

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What happens when you cut the dna and plasmid with restriction enzymes

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you get sticky ends = unpaired nucleotide bases

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How do you anneal the plasmid in genetic engineering

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Using DNA ligase enzyme

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Method 1 for the vector carrying the gene into a recipient cell

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heat shock treatment (dip bacteria into really cold ice and then heating it up really fast) if you keep going from cold to hot to cold to hot and use calcium chloride, the phospholipid membrane becomes porous and the plasmid can enter the bacteria

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Method 2 for the vector carrying the gene into a recipient cell

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electroporation = using a high voltage to disrupt the cell membrane so that the plasmid can go into the bacteria

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Method 3 for the vector carrying the gene into a recipient cell

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electrofusion = electrical current is used to introduce the dna into the bacteria. Electrofusion doesn’t damage membrane but electroporation does.

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Method 4 for the vector carrying the gene into a recipient cell

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transfection = there are viruses that can affect bacteria’s called bacteriophages which can transfect the host cell = load up the plasmid into those viruses and the viruses will then infect the bacteria.

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How to directly introduce a gene into a recipient

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  • if tumour bacteria doesn’t work inside of plants
  • use gene gun
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What’s a gene gun

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device where you cost the dna in something stable like gold and then shoot it into the plant

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Where is reverse transcriptase found and what is it

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retroviruses, such as HIV, have an RNA genome which contained the enzyme reverse transcriptase

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Purpose of reverse transcriptase

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  • changes RNA into being seen as DNA
  • when HIV infects a cell, it will think that HIV’s instructions are it’s own so starts following those instructions + making more HIV
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What are restriction enzymes

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can make cuts that provide sticky ends or they can have blunt cuts w no sticky ends

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What’s DNA ligase function

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Seals dna

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Source of insulin mRMA

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Beta cells of the islets of langerhans

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Steps for genetically modifying bacteria to have insulin

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  • use reverse transcriptase enzyme to convert mRNA into complementary DNA = obtain gene for insulin
  • add unpaired nucleotides to ends to create sticky ends
  • use ligase enzyme to put the insulin gene in the plasmid
  • use heat shock to put the plasmid into the bacteria
  • test of bacteria has incorporated plasmid using replication plates
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How to test the bacteria had incorporated the plasmid

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  • bacteria usually resistant to two different types of antibiotics but insulin gene interferes with one of the antibiotic resistance genes.

Test this out using agar plates using agar plates w the antibiotics on them. First use the agar plate w the antibiotic yk it should be resistant to and then use the agar plate w the antibiotic it shouldn’t be resistant to

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Ethical issue of genetic modification (GM) - escaping

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  • If you’re using a bacteria and you’re modifying it to make it antibiotic resistant, that can escape into the wild = to ensure this they have other genes knocked out of them to prevent them from synthesising the nutrients they need to survive in the wild
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Ethical issue of GM - plants

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  • Plants = have been modified to produce toxins so they can be pesticide resistant but this is toxic to other organisms such as butterflies.
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Ethical issues of GM - soya beans

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made them resistant to herbicides = problem is this resistant gene may be able to spread into weeds and become herbicide resistant weeds

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Ethical issues of GM (golden rice)

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GM rice which contains a gene to produce beta carotene = needed to make vitamin a in the body. Ethical concern = not all farmers would have access to it so expensive to some and those farmers would lose their business but company that came up w golden rice said everyone in India gets free license to grow it

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Ethical issues of GM (resistance)

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  • Crop plants that are pesticide resistant= some people don’t want GM products
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Ethical issues of GM (vaccines)

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  • Viruses can be genetically modified for medical purposes = can be used as vaccines by taking away the protein that makes them harmful. Viruses used in cancer treatment if modified = can increase the risk of cancer if start creating cuts in normal dna = mutation
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Ethical issues of GM (mice)

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  • Mice can be genetically modified = can study using them. Ethical concern = animal testing = strict protocols to perform animal testing without it being unethical
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Ethical issues of GM (silk)

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  • silk = genetically modified goats to produce the spider silk protein in their milk. = ethical concern = welfare of goat
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Electroporation

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way of inserting the plasmid into the bacteria

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2 types of gene therapy

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Germ line therapy
Somatic cell gene therapy

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Somatic gene cell therapy

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modifying a body cell = nothing should be passed onto offspring

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Germ line therapy

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change genome of the gametes or zygotes which means individuals genome would be altered + the offspring may also inherit the modified alleles

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Gene therapy

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treats diseases that are caused by a problem w the gene (mutated or non functional) e.g, cystic fibrosis
- changes alleles to correct the genetic issue

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Genetic issue

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too much or too little of something is made. If too much is made then translation in that cell can be blocked.

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Cystic fibrosis

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homozygous recessive disease which affects the CFTR allele (type of protein channel) = means when mutated there’s an abnormal allele = lack of expression of that protein. This means that they have abnormal chloride ion channels.

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How to treat cystic fibrosis

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Would want to give epithelial cells alleles to make chloride ion channels

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How would you give epithelial cells the alleles to make chloride ion channels

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  • take liposomes (fat droplets) and inserting the functioning allele inside

Liposomes would diffuse straight through the plasma membrane and pass through the nuclear envelope and the allele would be inserted into the host’s genome. It’s as if the host has been virally infected so they will start making CFTR proteins (the functioning version) as a response.

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How do you take liposomes and insert the functioning allele inside

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Done through aerosols = sprayed through the nose = will go to the epithelial cells of the respiratory tract

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Problem w current treatment of cystic fibrosis

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this isn’t a cure, it’s a treatment. Because the epithelial cells get replaced in the lungs every two weeks, this treatment would have to be continuously provided

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What is the treatment of cystic fibrosis an example of

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Somatic gene cell therapy

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What else can be used as a vector just like liposomes

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Viruses

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What type of gene therapy is using viruses as a vector like liposomes

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Somatic gene cell therapy

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Why’s it dangerous to use viruses as a vector just like liposomes

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  1. Even though the virus isn’t supposed to be virulent (active) it can still provoke an immune response.
  2. The patient may become immune to the virus so the same virus can’t be used as a vector again.
  3. Virus may insert the dna into the wrong place in the genome = increasing the risk of cancer
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Germ lime gene cell therapy

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editing the genome of a gamete or zygote. Because the gamete or zygote is being edited the allele can be passed onto offspring.

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Why is germ line gene cell therapy unethical

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Offspring never consented to this

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Other issues w germ line gene cell therapy

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concerns on safety of how they’d insert genes into the gamete or zygote = if done wrong it could kill gamete/zygote or give rise to cancers. Due to ethical concerns this is illegal.

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Epidemiology

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branch of medicine where you study the spread and occurrence of diseases. = can be researched better and figure out epidemiology of a virus by looking at their genes

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