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BGM1004/L08 Eukaryotic Genes Flashcards

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1
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Give 4 characteristics than genomic DNA controls.

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Development
Form and function
Behaviour
Interaction with environment

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What is the relationship between complexity and gene number?

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As complexity increases, gene number increases (not linearly)

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What is the relationship between complexity and gene number called?

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The C-value paradox

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4
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Approximately what percentage of the human genome does protein-coding make up?

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2%

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5
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How many chromosomes do all eukaryotes have?

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At least 2

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What is mild proteolysis?

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Breakdown of proteins

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What is the process and banding pattern in G-banding ?

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Mild proteolysis followed by GIEMSA
Dark bands are AT rich

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What is the process and banding pattern in R-banding?

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Heat denaturation followed by GIEMSA
Dark bands are GC-rich

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What is the process and banding pattern in Q-banding?

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Stain with quinacrine
Dark bands are AT-rich

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What is the process and banding pattern in C-banding?

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Barium hydroxide followed by GIEMSA
Dark bands are constitutive heterochromatin

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When are chromosomes highly condensed and therefore visible?

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During nuclear division in mitosis

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12
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What are mitotic chromosomes known as during mitosis?

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Chromatids

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13
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When are chromosomes decondensed?

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During interphase

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How are chromosomes visualised via ‘painting’?

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DNA sequences specific to one chromosome are fluorescently labelled and hybridised

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What is the region in which decondensed chromosomes occupy?

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Territories

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What is a centromere?

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A region where sister chromatids are held together

17
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Where is the assembly site for the kinetochore?

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Centromere

18
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Describe the base sequence in the centromere.

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Large arrays of repeated sequences

19
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What is a metacentric chromosome?

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A chromosome where p arm length = q arm length

20
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What is a submetacentric chromosome?

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A chromosome where p arms are slightly shorter than q arms

21
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What is an arcocentric chromosome?

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A chromosome where p arms are much shorter than q arms

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What is a telocentric chromosome?

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A chromosome where there are no p arms

23
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What is a telomere?

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A specialised region at the end of chromosomes with the repeating motif (5’-TTAGGG-3’)

24
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Give the 2 major functions of the telomere.

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Allow cell to distinguish real chromosome from unnatural end caused by DNA break
Solve problem that cells have replicating ends of a linear chromosome

25
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Describe the End Replication Problem.

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During DNA replication, the 3’ terminal portion of chromosome can’t be copied so ssDNA overhang is degraded

26
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How does telomerase prevent chromosome shortening?

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Uncopied region recognised by telomerase
Telomerase adds multiple copies of ‘TTAGGG’ repeat
Replication machinery synthesises other strand

27
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Why do most cells turn off telomerase?

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To reach ‘replicative cell senescence’

28
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What is DNA wrapped around?

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An octane of histones

29
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What is the structure formed by DNA wrapped around histones called?

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Nucleosomes

30
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What is chromatin?

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Protein complex of DNA wrapped around histones

31
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What is euchromatin?

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‘True chromatin’
Relatively uncondensed, associated with active genes

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What is heterochromatin?

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Condensed, repressive, inactive, repetitive gene poor regions

33
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What are minichromosomes?

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Chromosomes relatively short but rich in genes

34
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What are B chromosomes?

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Additional chromosomes possessed by some but not all individuals in a population

35
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What are holocentric chromosomes?

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Chromosomes without a single centromere but with multiple kinetochores throughout their length

36
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What are polytene chromosomes?

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Giant chromosomes made by larval cells of certain insects

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