Chapter 11: DNA Replication And DNA Structure Flashcards
what are nucleotides made of?
nucleotides: 5 carbon sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base
what sugar is in RNA?
ribose in ribonucleotides
what sugar is in DNA?
deoxyribose in deoxyribosenucleotides
what are purines and examples?
bases with 2 rings
adenine and guanine
what are the nitrogenous bases?
purines and pyrimidines
what are pyrimidines and examples?
based with only 1 ring
cytosine, thymine, uracil
what are the bases in RNA and DNA?
rna: AGCU
dna: AGCT
what does the first and last nucleotides have?
1st: 5’ phosphate group
Last: 3’ OH
what are phosphodiester bonds?
connect nucleotides on the same strand
what do h bonds connect?
bases in opposite strands to make base pairs
In DNA, what are the complementary bases base pairs?
AT
GC
what is the purpose of DNA replication?
make a new dna molecule identical to original dna
what does 1 double stranded dna become during replication?
2
what does the old strand of dna act as in dna replication?
template for the new strand of dna
which process is semi conservative?
dna replication
why is dna replication bidirectional?
dna opens up at ORI and replication proceeds towards both ends the dna
how many ORI do eukaryotic dna have?
multiple dispersed the length of the chromosome
dna replication proceeds ___ from each ORI until the ____
outward
newly made pieces of dna meet and are connected together
what is helicase?
enzyme: unwinds dsDNA
what is topoisomerase?
enzyme: unwinds dsDNA, introduces temporary single stranded nicks in DNA to unlink it
what is single stranded DNA binding proteins?
bind to unwound ssDNA and prevent it from reforming a double helix
makes cuts in one strand of DNA
DNA rotates quickly to remove kinks then break in
DNA is repaired
topoisomerase
what wedges the double strand open?
helicase
what is primate?
synthesizes short RNA primers
what is a primer?
short piece of RNA to which dNTPs (deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates) are added
what are the steps for primase?
1) rna primer is made
2) dNTPs are added to end of primer to make new strand of DNA by new enzyme
how are primers and other RNAs synthesized by RNA polymerase from scratch?
by adding the first nucleotide complementary to the DNA template
what can primers and other RNAs be synthesized by?
RNA polymerase
the enzyme that makes DNA (___) can only add nucleotides to ____
DNA polymerase
the end of the primer or existing piece of DNA
where does RNA polymerase start from?
scratch
which directions is DNA synthesis?
5-3 direction in strand that is being made
what is DNA polymerase?
an enzyme that adds dNTPs to a piece of nucleic acid