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CH8 Flashcards

1
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Base substitution mutation

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CG turns into AT

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Frame shift mutation

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Base pairs are added or removed from the sequence, causing shift in sequence reading

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Inducible operon

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Genes that are in off mode are turned on by inducer

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Repressible operon

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Genes that are in are turned off by corepressor and repressor

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Transcription

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DNA to RNA

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Translation

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RNA to protein

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7
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mRNA begins T the start codon

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Aug

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8
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Translation ends at nonsense codons

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UAA,UAG,UGA

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Unwinds dna

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Helicase

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Adds nucleotides to a growing chain

Also helps with editing out mistakes, removes mismatched nucleotides and replace them with the proper nucleotide

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DNA polymerase

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Joins small fragments into a continuous chain

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DNA ligase

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12
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Segment of dna where rna polymerase initiates transcription of structural genes

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Promoter

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13
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Segment of dna that controls transcription of structural genes

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Operator

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14
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Set of operator and promoter sites and the structural genes they control

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Operon

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The repressor is active and binds to the operator preventing transcription

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Repressor active, operon off

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16
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In the presence of lactose, inducer allolactose binds to the repressor protein

Inactivated repressor can no longer block transcription

Genes are transcribed, producing enzymes needed for lactose catabolism

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Repressor active, operon on

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Repressor inactive, operon on

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In absence of tryptophan the repressor is inactive

Transcription and translation proceed
Leading to synthesis of tryptophan

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18
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Repressor active operon off

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In presence of tryptophan acting as a suppressor, tryptophan binds to the repressor protein. The activated repressor binds with the operator, preventing transcription of the operon

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19
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If glucose is scarce the high level of camp activates cap and lac operon produces large amounts of mRNA for lactose digestion

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Positive regulation

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20
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If both lactose and glucose is present, camp is scarce and the inactive cap is unable to stimulate transcription of lac operon

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Not needed because both are present

Positive regulation

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21
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Part of an mRNA molecule that binds to a substrate and changes the mRNA structure translation is initated or stopped

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Riboswitch

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22
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Base pair with mRNA to make double stranded

Double stranded rna is ezymatically destroyed preventing production of a protein

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MicroRNA
MiRNA

23
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Change in an individual base

Based on the effect on protein, there are three types

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Base substitutions/ point mutations

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24
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Do not affect the protein sequence

Think degeneracy

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Silent mutations

25
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DNA changes that change the amino acid in a protein, may or may not affect t the function of the protein

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Missense mutations

26
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Create a stop codon that will shorten the protein likely affecting its function

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Nonsense mutations

27
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Insertions of 1-2 nucleotides into dna that will affect how the ribosome read codons

Shifts the translational reading frame

After the point of insertion, the protein sequence is dramatically altered

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Frame shift mutations

28
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Selection detects mutant cells because they grow or appear different than unmuted cells

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Positive direct

29
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Selection detects mutant cells that cannot grow or perform a certain function

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Negative indirect

30
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Mutant that had a nutritional requirement absent in the parent

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Use of replica plating

31
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Isolating strain of salmonella bacteria that cannot make the amino acid histidine

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Replica plating

32
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Exposes mutant bacteria to mutagenic substances to measure the rate of reversal of the mutation

Indicates degree to which a substance is mutagenic

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Ames test

33
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Genetic elements that exist outside chromosomes

Called genetic elements because they can move from one chromosome to another or from one cell to another

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Plasmid and transposons

34
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Transfer of genes from an organism to its offspring

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Vertical gene transfer

35
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Transformation
Conjugation
Transduction

Transfer of genes between cells of the same generation

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Horizontal gene transfer

36
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Digest food

Encode enzymes for the catabolism of unusual compounds help bacteria get energy from metabolism of novel carbon sources. Some strains of pseudomonas can break down petroleum based molecules

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Dissimulation plasmids

37
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Often code for proteins that enhance the pathogenicity of a bacterium

Exfoliative toxin of SA clostridium tetanu neurotoxin and toxins of bacillus anthrax is synthesis of bacteriocins toxin proteins that kill other bacteria

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toxins

38
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Carries genes for sex pili and transfer of the plasmid

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Conjugation plasmid

39
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Encode antibiotic resistance genes that confer antibiotic resistance

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Resistance factors (r factors)

40
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Needed for plasmid replication and transfer of the plasmid by conjugation

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Rtf

41
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Carries genes for resistance to mercury and four different antibiotics

Sulfonamide resistance, streptomycin resistance, chloramphenicol resistance, tetracycline resistance

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R determinant

42
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Segments of dna that can move from one region of dna to another

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Transposons

43
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Short inverted repeat sequences of dna that the enzyme recognizes as recombination sites between the transposon and the chromosome

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Recognition site

44
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Carry other genes

Genes for enterotoxin or for antibiotic resistance

Plasmids frequently made up of a collection of transposon

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Complex transposons

45
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Adenoviridae

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Mastadenovirus
Common cold
Resp infection in humans
Tumors in animals
Dbl stranded dna
Noneveloped

46
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Poxviridae

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Small pox
Cow pox
Dbl stranded dna
Enveloped
Transcriptase
Host cytoplasm
Skin lesions

47
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Papoviridae

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Cervical/anal cancer
Dbl stranded dna non enveloped
Papilloma virus warts
Polyomas tumors
Vacuolation cytoplasmic vacuoles
Produce proteins that accelerate growth

48
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Herpesviridae

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Dbl stranded dna
Envelopes
Hhv-1 and 2 simplexvirus cold sores
Hhv-3 varicella virus chicken pox shingles
Hhv-4 lymphocrytovirus mononucleosis
Hhv-5 cytomegalovirus
Hhv-6 &7 roseolovirus
Hhv-8 rhadinovirus kaposi sarcoma

49
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Animal dna

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Replicates inside of host cells nucleus
Encode their own rna polymerase so virus genome can replicate when host cell isn’t

50
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Animal rna

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Replicates in cytoplasm
Requires viral rna polymerase(replicase)
Rdrna

51
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Ssrna + sense strand

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Viral rna serves as mRNA for protein synthesis

52
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Ssrna - antisense strand

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RNA is transcribed to a + strand to serve as mRNA for protein synthesis

53
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Bacteriophage lysogenic cells are

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Immune to reinfection by the same phage

54
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Phage conversion host cell may exhibit new properties

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Toxin production in corynebacterium diphtheriae

Biology 157 (9 decks)

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