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A1.2 Nucleic Acids Flashcards

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1
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2 main functions of nucleic acids

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  • pass information between generations
  • code for protein production
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types of nucleic acids

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dna rna

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types of RNA

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tRNA - transfer
rRNA - ribosome
mRNA - messenger

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main role of Dna

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carries genetic code in all living organisms
passes hereditary information between generations of cells

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5
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main role of rna

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protein synthesis
codes for making protein

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6
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difference between nucleotide bases in RNA and DNA

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A C G is the same
in RNA the T is replaced by a U

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structure of nucleotides

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pentose sugars

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structure of DNA

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double helix

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9
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difference in DNA and RNA structure

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there is an extra oxygen in 2’ of RNA

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10
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Components of a nucleotide

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A pentose sugar (a sugar with 5 carbon atoms)
A nitrogen-containing organic base (with either 1 or 2 rings of atoms)
A phosphate group (this is acidic and negatively charged)

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purine bases

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Adenine and guanine are purine bases

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pyrimidine bases

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Cytosine, thymine (in DNA) and uracil (in RNA) are pyrimidine bases

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13
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how are the two strands in DNA connected

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hydrogen bonds connecting the nucleotide bases

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14
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structure of purines

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double ringed structures

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15
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structure of pyramidines

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single ringed structures

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how many bonds do A & T have in between them

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2 hydrogen bonds

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17
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how many bonds do C & G have in between them

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3 hydrogen bonds

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18
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what is the backbone

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sugar - phosphate

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19
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polynucleotides

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phosphate group of one nucleotide forms a covalent bond to the pentose sugar of the next one

a long unbranched chain of nucleotides as found in DNA and RNA

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20
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how are the phosphate groups linked

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condensation reaction

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21
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where is (mRNA) formed and transported

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formed in the nucleus and transported to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm

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22
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what is transfer RNA resposible for (tRNA) - function

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which is responsible for transporting amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis

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23
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ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

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forms part of ribosomes

24
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anti parallel

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DNA molecules are made up of two polynucleotide strands lying side by side, running in opposite directions

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direction of strands in dna

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5’-3’
3’-5’ - antiparallel

26
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what does 5’ end with

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phosphate

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what does 3’ end with

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pentose

28
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what creates structural support In back bone and why is it necessary?

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sharing of electron in the covalent bond between sugar and phosphate - provides strength to structure

strength maintains nucleotides in their specific sequence which is necessary for storing, replication and expression of genetic information

29
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what is complementary base pairing

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A with T
C with G

allows genetic information to be replicated and expressed

30
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a

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adenine

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t

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thymine

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c

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cytosine

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u

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uracil

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g

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guanine

35
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genetic code

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the order of bases in DNA that determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein

36
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coding strand

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the strand that will carry the base sequence to be read by enzymes

37
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codon

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triplet of bases which codes for one animo acid

38
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how many bases code for one amino acid

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3

39
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how many amino acids are there

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20

40
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gene

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heritable factor that consists of a length of DNA that codes for a protein

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chromosome

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length of DNA that carries specific genes in a linear sequence

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locus

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particular position of a gene on the homologous chromosomes

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what does the sequence of amino acids determine

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determine the shape and function of the protein that is synthesised from the code

44
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The genetic code is universal

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meaning that almost every organism uses the same code (there are a few rare and minor exceptions)

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allele

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different versions of the same gene
alternative form

46
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homologous chromosomes

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pairs of chromosomes one from each parents that carry the same sequences of genes

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genome

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whole of the genetic information of an organism or cell

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mutation

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a change in the amount or the structure of DNA of a chromosome

49
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process of decoding a gene consists of

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transcription translation

50
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transcription

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formation of mRNA molecules from the DNA that makes up a particular gene. first stage of protein synthesis

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translation

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the later part of protein synthesis when the mRNA is used as a template to which complementary tRNA molecules attach and the amino acids link to form a polypeptide

52
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where is DNA found

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nucleus - eukaryotic cell
nucleic or plasmids - prokaryotic

can be found in mitochondria and chloroplasts as well

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where is RNA found

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made in nucleus during transcription and then transported to cytoplasm

54
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complementary base pairing meaning

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base sequence on one DNA strand determines the sequence of the other strand

55
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what does complimentary base pairing allow

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allows DNA to be copied very precisely during DNA replication which in turn ensures that the genetic code is accurately copied and expressed in newly formed cells

56
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dna storage ability and why

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limitless capacity to store information

because there is a very diverse range of DNA base sequences in DNA molecules of different lengths

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