9. Molecular Structure of DNA and RNA Flashcards

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an examination of DNA structure and function at the molecular level.

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Molecular Genetics

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the genetic material. It is a double-stranded structure, with each strand composed of repeating units of deoxyribonucleotides.

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

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a nucleic acid that is composed of ribonucleotides. In living cells, it is synthesized via the transcription of DNA.

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Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

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when a bacterial cell takes up a plasmid vector or segment of chromosomal DNA from the environment;

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Transformation

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an enzyme that cuts the sugar-phosphate backbone in DNA.

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DNase

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an enzyme that cuts the sugar-phosphate backbone in RNA.

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RNase

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an enzyme that digests the polypeptide backbone in a protein.

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Protease

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a virus that infects bacteria.

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Bacteriophage (Phage)

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RNA or DNA. A macromolecule that is composed of repeating nucleotide units.

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Nucleic Acid

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the repeating structural unit of nucleic acids, composed of a sugar, one to three phosphates, and a nitrogen-containing base.

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Nucleotide

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in DNA or RNA, a long linear polymer formed of nucleotides covalently linked together.

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Strand

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the arrangement in which two strands of DNA (or sometimes strands of RNA) interact with each other to form a double-stranded helical structure.

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Double Helix

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the sugar found in DNA.

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Deoxyribose

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the sugar found in RNA

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Ribose

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a type of nitrogenous base that has a double-ring structure. Examples are adenine and guanine.

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Purines

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a type of nitrogenous base that has a single-ring structure. Examples are cytosine, thymine, and uracil.

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Pyrimidines

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a purine base found in DNA and RNA. It base-pairs with thymine in DNA.

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Adenine (A)

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a purine base found in DNA and RNA. It base-pairs with cytosine in DNA.

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Guanine (G)

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a pyrimidine base found in DNA. It base-pairs with adenine in DNA.

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Thymine (T)

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a pyrimidine base found in DNA and RNA. It base-pairs with guanine in DNA.

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Cytosine (C)

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a pyrimidine base found in RNA.

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Uracil (U)

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structure in which a base is attached to a sugar, but no phosphate is attached to the sugar.

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Nucleoside

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in a DNA or RNA strand, a linkage in which a phosphate group connects two sugar molecules.

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Phosphodiester Linkage

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the portion of a DNA or RNA strand that is composed of covalently linked phosphates and sugar molecules.

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in DNA and RNA, refers to the 5′ to 3′ orientation of nucleotides in a strand; in proteins, refers to the linear arrangement of amino acids from the N-terminal to C-terminal ends.
Directionality
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the observation that in DNA the amounts of A and T are equal, as are the amounts of G and C.
Chargaff's Rule
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the structure in which two nucleotides in opposite strands of DNA hydrogen bond with each other. For example, an AT base pair is a structure in which an adenine-containing nucleotide in one DNA strand hydrogen bonds with a thymine-containing nucleotide in the complementary strand.
Base Pair (bp)
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in DNA, the phenomenon in which an adenine base in one strand always hydrogen bonds with a thymine base in the opposite strand, and a guanine always hydrogen bonds with a cytosine.
AT/GC Rule
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describes sequences in two DNA strands that match each other according to the AT/GC rule. For example, if one strand has the sequence 5′ -ATGGCGGATTT-3′ , then the complementary strand must be 3′ -TACCGCCTAAA-5′ ; in DNA, complementary sequences are also antiparallel.
Complementary
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refers to an arrangement in a double helix in which one strand is running in the 5′ to 3′ direction, while the other strand runs 3′ to 5′.
Antiparallel
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In DNA, the orientation of base pairs in which the flat sides of the bases are facing each other.
Base Stacking
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in DNA, the indentations where the atoms of the bases are in contact with the water in the surrounding cellular fluid. In B DNA, there is a smaller minor groove and a larger major groove.
Grooves
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a narrow indentation in the DNA double helix in which the bases have access to water.
Minor Groove
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a wide indentation in the DNA double helix in which the bases have access to water.
Major Groove
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the predominant form of DNA in living cells. It is a right-handed DNA helix with 10 bp per turn.
B DNA
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a left-handed DNA double helix that is found occasionally in living cells.
Z DNA
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Regulatory mechanism in which and enzyme covalently attaches a methyl group (-CH3) to a base in DNA. In Eukaryotes, the base is Cytosine. In Prokaryotes, both Adenine and Cytosine can be methylated.
DNA Methylation