Biology Mutations and Cancer (slide 5)

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Mutations are any change to our

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DNA

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Cancer is a

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“disease of errors”

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the

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genetic information

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DNA is located in the

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nucleus of cell

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DNA is tightly coiled into

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two strands known as chromosomes

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DNA is made up of

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deoxyribonucleotides repeated over and over

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DNA is made up of:

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Pentose sugar (deoxyribose)

Phosphate group

Nitrogenous bases (Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine)

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Nitrogenous bases

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(Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine)

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The base pairings are always read in sequences of

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three (codons)

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Adenine (A) always pairs

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with Thymine (T)

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Guanine (G) always pairs with

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Cytosine (C)

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Strand 1: AAT-GCA-TGA-TAC

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Strand 2: TTA-CGT-ACT-ATG

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What is a “mutation”?

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A mutation is a change in a cell’s DNA sequence

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Why are mutations important?

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Mutations can be beneficial and help organisms adapt to it’s environment
for evolution

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Types of mutations:

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Base substitution: an alteration of bases

Base insertion: adding a base

Base deletion: subtracting a base

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Base substitution:

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An alteration of bases

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Base insertion:

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adding a base

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Base deletion:

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subtracting a base

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Base substitution

AAG-CTG-CAG becomes

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AAG-CGG-CAG

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Base insertion

AAG-CTG-CAG becomes

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AAG-CAT-GCA-G

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Base deletion

AAG-CTG-CAG becomes

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AAG-CGC-AG

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Cells are continually

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replicating

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If the DNA of a particular cell gets mutated, then this change can
also be seen

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in any cells that arise from this particular cell

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If any of the letters (codons) are changed,

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then a new message is
being sent

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Effects of mutations

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Neutral

Deleterious

Lethal

Beneficial

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There are checkpoints during

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DNA replication and cell division

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The cell’s nucleus and specialized proteins determine if the cell

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should divide or remain in interphase

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Cancer cells skip

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checkpoints

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Necrosis:

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Death of cells due to external factors

Caused by toxins, radiation, infections,
and trauma

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Apoptosis:

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Programmed cell death (cell suicide)

When cells are no longer needed or if
the cell is copied incorrectly

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What is “cancer”?

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A group of cells with abnormal genetic
material that display three main properties

Uncontrolled growth

Invasion

Metastasis

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Over

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100 different types of cancer

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Mutations are accelerated

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in cancer cells

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Mutations of cells can be accelerated by many factors

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Environment: sunlight

Carcinogens: chemicals, smoking

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What are “tumours”?

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An abnormal growth of cells

Not all tumours are cancerous

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Benign tumours:

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Well defined borders

Do not metastasize

Not cancerous

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Malignant tumours:

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No defined borders

Metastasize

Cancerous