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biochem nucleutides, nucleic acids and heredity Flashcards

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that the transmission of hereditary information took place in the nucleus, more specifically in structures called

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chromosomes.

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Chemical analysis of nuclei showed chromosomes are made up largely of proteins called

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histones and nucleic acids.

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The hereditary information was thought to reside in genes within the

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chromosomes

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By the 1940s, it became clear that ____carry the hereditary information

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deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA

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There are two kinds of nucleic acids in cells:

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  • ribonucleic acids (RNA)
  • deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA)
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*Purine

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-Adenine (A)
-Guanine (G)

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Both RNA and DNA are polymers built from monomers called

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nucleotides.

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  • There are two kinds of nucleic acids in cells:
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  • ribonucleic acids (RNA)
  • deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA)
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*Pyrimidine

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-Cytosine (C)
-Thymine (T)
-Uracil (U)

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  • A nucleotide is composed of
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: a base, a monosaccharide, and a phosphate.

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Nucleosides: composed of

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base and monosaccharide

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: a compound that consists of D-ribose or 2-deoxy-D-ribose bonded to a purine or pyrimidine base by a B-N glycosidic bond.

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  • Nucleoside:
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is esterified with an -OH of the monosaccharide

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a nucleoside in which a molecule of phosphoric

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a nucleoside in which a molecule of phosphoric

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esterified with an -OH of the monosaccharide

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-a nucleoside in which a molecule of phosphoric acid is esterified with an -OH of the monosaccharide, most commonly either the

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3’ or the 5’-OH.

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10
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base sequence is read from the

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5’ end to the 3’ end

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serves as a common currency into which energy gained from food is converted and stored.

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adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP)

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: the ordered arrangement of nucleic acid strands.

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Secondary structure

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a type of 2° structure of DNA in which two polynucleotide strands are coiled around each other in a screw-like fashion.

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  • Double helix:
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DNA is coiled around proteins called

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histones.

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Histones are rich in these basic amino acids

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Lys and Arg

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Lys and Arg

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whose side chains have a positive charge.

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The negatively-charged DNA molecules and positively-charged histones attract each other and form units called

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nucleosomes

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Nucleosomes are further condensed into

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chromatin.

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19
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a core of eight histone molecules around which the DNA helix is wrapped

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Nucleosome

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20
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Chromatin fibers are organized into

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loops

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DNA bases are

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A, G, C,

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21
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. Chromatin fibers are organized into loops, and the loops into the bands that provide the superstructure of

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chromosomes.

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21
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The sugar in DNA is

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2-deoxy-D-ribose

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T; the RNA bases are

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A, G, C, and U

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  • The three differences in structure between DNA and RNA are:
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  • The three differences in structure between DNA and RNA are:
  • DNA bases are A, G, C, and T; the RNA bases are A, G, C, and U.
  • The sugar in DNA is 2-deoxy-D-ribose; in RNA it is D-ribose.
  • DNA is always double stranded; there are several kinds of RNA, all of which are single-stranded.
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The sugar in RNA is

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D-ribose.

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23
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DNA is always _____ stranded

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double

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Small Transports amino acids

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Transfer RNA (tRNA)

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RNA is always _____ stranded

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single

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Directs amino sequence of proteins

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Messenger RNA(mRNA)-

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Combines with proteins to form ribosomes, the site of protein synthesis.

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Ribosomal RNA(rRNA)

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Pocesses intitial mRNA to its mature form in eukaryotes.

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Small Nuclear RNA(snRNA)

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Affects gene expression; used by scientists to knock out gene being studied.

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Small Inefering RNA(siRNA)

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Affects gene expressions; important in growth and development

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Micro RNA (miRNA)

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a section of DNA that, when transcribed, codes for a protein or RNA.

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  • Exon
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catalyze cleavage of part of their own sequences in mRNA and tRNA

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Ribozymes (catalytic RNA)

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: a section of DNA or mRNA that does not code for a protein.

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Intron

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a segment of DNA that carries a base sequence that directs the synthesis of a particular protein, tRNA, or mRNA

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Gene:

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In bacteria the gene is

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continuous

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. In higher organisms the gene is

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discontinuous.

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. DNA double helix unwinds at a specific point called an

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origin of replication

34
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______chains are synthesized in both directions from the origin of replication

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  • Polynucleotide
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At each origin of replication, there are

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two replication forks

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At each origin of replication, there are two replication forks, points at which new _______ strands are formed.

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polynucleotide

37
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  • DNA is synthesized from its
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5’ > 3’ end (from the 3’ -> 5’ direction of the template).

38
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  • The leading strand is synthesized continuously in the
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5’ ->

38
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The lagging strand is synthesized semidiscontinuously as a series of

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Okazaki fragments

39
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Okazaki fragments of the lagging strand are joined by the

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enzyme DNA ligase.

39
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___-direction toward the replication fork.

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3

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Unwinds the DNA double helix/ unzips enzyme

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Helicase-

40
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During replication, the very condensed superstructure of chromosomes is opened by a

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signal transduction mechanism

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(also called gyrases) facilitate the relaxation of supercoiled DNA by introducing either single strand or double strand breaks in the DNA.

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Tropoisomerases

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  • are assemblies of “enzyme factories”.
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Replisomes

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Replication is ______

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semiconservative

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Replication is semiconservative

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each daughter strand contains one template strand and one newly synthesized strand

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Joins assembled nucleotides

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DNA Polymerase

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Threads leading strand

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Clamp Proteins-

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removes a positive charge and thus weakens the DNA-histone interactions.

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Acetylation

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Synthesizes primers

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Primase

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Joins Okazaki fragments in lagging strand

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Ligase

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Replication of DNA starts with unwinding of the

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double helix.

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signal transduction mechanism.
* One step of this mechanism involves

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acetylation and deacetylation of key lysine residues

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Unwinding proteins called _______attach themselves to one DNA strand and cause separation of the double helix.

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helicases

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are placed at about every 50 nucleotides in the lagging strand synthesis.

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Primases

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are enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of primers

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  • Primases
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one of the most common repair mechanisms.

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Base excision repair (BER)

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An ______ liberates the sugar-phosphate unit of the damaged site

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exonuclease

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are key enzymes in replication.

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  • DNA polymerases
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seals the backbone to complete the repair

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DNA ligase

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an _______ catalyzes the hydrolysis of the backbone

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endonuclease

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It catalyzes the hydrolysis of the -N-glycosidic bond between the incorrect base and its deoxyribose.

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DNA glycosylase

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inserts the correct nucleotide

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  • DNA polymerase
49
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removes and repairs up to 24-32 units by a similar mechanism involving a number of repair enzymes

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NER (nucleotide excision repair

50
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a genetically identical population.

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Clone

51
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a process whereby DNA is amplified by inserting it into a host and having the host replicate it along with the host’s own DNA.

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  • Cloning
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an automated technique for amplifying DNA using a heat-stable DNA polymerase from a thermophilic bacterium.

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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