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1
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changes to chromosome structure can be caused by _____________ _________ or other events

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chromosome breakage

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2
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what can chromosome structure mutations lead to

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loss of gain of chromosome segments or partial deletion duplication

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when a chromosome breaks, where are both DNA strands severed at?

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a location called the chromosome break point

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what can the broken ends do at the chromosome break point?

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adhere to each other, to other broken ends, or the termini of other intact chromosomes

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5
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what can detachment of all or part of one chromosome arm lead to

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a terminal deletion
-the broken fragment contains a telomere & some genetic material

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6
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what may be lost in terminal chromosome deletion

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acentric since it lacks a centromere and the spindle fibers cant attach to it

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what are organisms with one normal & one terminally deleted chromosome called?

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partial deletion heterozygotes

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8
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cru-du-chat syndrome is caused by what

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loss of 5p15.2-5p15.3
partial deletion heterozygotes

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9
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what is an intersitial deletion

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the loss of an internal portion of a chromosome, & results from two chromosome breaks

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10
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are interstitial deletions observed in humans

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yes

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example of interstitial deletions

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WAGR syndrome
-series of conditions caused by deletion of multiple genes on chromosome

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12
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what can unequal crossover result in

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partial duplication on one homolog & partial deletion on the other

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13
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what does unequal crossover take place between

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2 homologs

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partial duplication heterozygote

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organism with one normal & on duplicated homolog

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partial deletion heterozygore

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organism with one deleted & one normal heterozygote

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16
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is unequal crossover common?

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no, it does not occur often

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17
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how does unequal crossover most commonly occur?

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when repetitive regions of homologs misalign

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18
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ex of unequal crossover

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williams-beuren syndrome
partial deletion heterozygotes on chromosome 7

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19
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what can show regions of chromosome duplication or deletion

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microscopic observation during prophase 1 when homologs synapse

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20
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what creates an unpaired loop & what is it?

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-when a large deletion or duplication creates an area of mismatch between the altered chromosome & its normal homolog
-the part of one homolog missing on the pairing partner

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what can large deletion/duplications be detected by?

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microscopy that reveals altered chromosome banding patterns

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what can micro-deletions/duplications be detected by?

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FISH
-used to detect the presence or absence of a particular DNA sequence

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chromosome inversion

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reattachment in the wrong orientation

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chromosome translocation

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reattachment to a nonhomologous chromosome

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paracentric inversion

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the centromere is outside of the inverted region

26
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pericentric inversion

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the centromere is within the inverted region

27
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inversion heterozygotes

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have one normal & one inverted homolog

28
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what can crossing over within a paracentric inversion result in?

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-dicentric chromosomes (2 centromeres)
-acentric fragment (no centromere)

-dicentric chromosome is pulled toward both poles of cell & breaks
-acentric fragment is lost

29
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what can crossing over within a paricentric inversion result in?

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both duplicated & deleted regions in both of the recombinant products

30
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what do both pericentric & paracentric inversion recombination result in?

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two normal gametes & 2 abnormal gametes

31
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what are the three types of translocations

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-nonreciprocal translocations
-reciprocal balanced translocations
-robertsonian translocations

32
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nonreciprocal translocations

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(unbalanced) arise when a piece of one chromosome is translocated to a non-homolog and there is no reciprocal event
-one-way transfer

33
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reciprocal balanced translocations

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-occur when pieces of two non-homologs switch places
-two-way transfers

34
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robertsonian translocations

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-(chromosome fusions) involve fusion of two non-homologs
-reduction in total chromosome number

35
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in heterozygotes for reciprocal balances translocations, what occurs?

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non of the four chromosomes has a fully homologous partner
so an unusual cross-like structure is formed at metaphase 1 of meiosis

36
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are translocation heterozygotes sterile? why?

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they are partially sterile, only alternate segregation leads to normal gametes (& even the only 1/2 are normal)

37
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if two pairs of chromosomes fuse by robertsonian translocation, what happens)

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the number of chromosomes drops to 2n-2

38
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what is responsible for familial down syndrome

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one type of robertsonian translocation between chromosome 21 & (usually) chromosome 14

39
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what is DNA & associated proteins of a chromosome called?

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chromatin

40
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what is chromatin made of

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1/2 dna & 1/2 protein
(1/2 of protein is made of histone proteins)

41
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what are histone proteins

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small basic proteins that tightly bind DNA

42
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what are the remaining proteins in chromatin

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non-histone proteins
-very diverse & preform a variety of functions

43
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what are the five major histone proteins

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H1, H2a, H2b, H3, & H4

44
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what are nucleosome core particles?

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fundamental units of histone protein organization with two molecules of each of the histones except H1
-forms an octamer

45
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core DNA

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a span of DNA about 146 bp long that wraps around each nucleosome

46
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nucleosome assembly

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-H2A & H2B - dimers
-H3 & H4 - dimers
-H3-H4 dimers form a tetramer
-H2A-H2B dimer associate with the H3-H4 tetramer & form an octamer

47
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first level of DNA condensation

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the wrapping of DNA around the nucleosome
-compacts the DNA about 7x

48
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linker DNA

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the variable-length “string” between nucleosomes
-10 nm-fiber

49
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is the 10-nm fiber observed under normal cellular conditions?

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no. a 30-nm fiber (6 times more condensed) is

50
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when does the 30-nm fiber form

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when the 10-nm fiber supercoils into a solenoid structure
-6-8 nucleosomes/turn & histone H1 stabilizing the solenoid

51
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second level of DNA condensation

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30nm/solenoid

52
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when does chromatin become maximally condensed

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in metaphase of mitosis
-interphase chromosomes have variably sized loops of 30-nm fibers that form a 300-nm fiber

53
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what does chromosome shape depend on?

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the chromosome scaffold composed of non-histone proteins

54
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what are chromatin loops of 20 to 100 kb anchored to the chromosome scaffold by? at sites called what?

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by nonhistone proteins at sites called MARs (matrix attachment regions)
-metaphase chromatin is compacted 250-fold compared to the 300-nm fiber

55
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what does chromosome compaction allow for?

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efficient separation of chromosomes at anaphase

56
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what do the chromatin loops formed during condensation play a role in?

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regulation of gene expression

57
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where does active transcription tale place in?

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segments of loops away from MARs

58
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what must happen as the replication fork passes

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nucleosomes must break down into component parts & release the DNA

59
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what happens after replication

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the nucleosomes are reassembled, but we need 2X as many now

60
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Nucleosomes present after replication typically contain:

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-some old histone proteins (epigientic marks)
-some new histone proteins
-H3 & J4 tetrameres reassociate randomly with one of the sister chromatids
-H2A & H2B dimers disassemble & are reassembled from both old & new histones

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