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Chapter 15 Flashcards

1
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DNA——> __________———-> MRNA

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TRANSCRIPTION

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2
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MRNA——-> ____________————> PROTEIN

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TRANSLATION

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3
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Gene specify the sequence of MRNA, which in tum specify the sequence of proteins

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Central Dogma

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4
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Three consecutive nucleotide in MRNA that specify the insertion of an amino acid of the release of a polypeptide chain during translation

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Codon

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5
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Protein sequences consist of _______ commonly occurring amino acids

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20

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6
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Each amino acid is defined by a three nucleotide sequence called the __________

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Triple codon

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7
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______________ is a start codon

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AUG(Methionine)

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8
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UAA,UAG and UGA

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Nonsense codon

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9
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Bacteria, archaea; one single circular chromosome
Also have plasmids

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Prokaryote transcription

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10
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Unwound portion of DNA where MRNA is made; MRNA is made from DNA template strand ( DNA strand not used in non template strand)

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Transcription bubble

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11
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Enzyme (RNA polymerase) use the nucleotide sequence of a gene to synthesize a complementary strand of RNA

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Transcription

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12
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DNA is _______________ to RNA

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Transcribed

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13
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Most RNA is _________ stranded

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Single

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14
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RNA uses _________ in place of __________

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Uracil
thymine

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15
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RNA uses ___________ in place of ______________

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Ribose
Deoxyribose

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16
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Forms phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotides (sugar to phosphate)
Uncloids DNA

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Role of RNA polymerase

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17
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Add the nucleotide one at a time in the 5’ to 3’

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Role of RNA polymerase

18
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Contains information transcribed from DNA

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Messenger RNA (MRNA)

19
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Main component of ribosome where polypeptide chains are built

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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

20
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Delivers amino acid to ribosome

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Transfer RNA (tRNA)

21
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Promoter is upstream from gene, transcription starts here

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Initiation

22
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RNA polymerase to add nucleotides
MRNA is synthesized into 5’ to 3’ direction

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Elongation

23
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MRNA disassociates from DNA, either by protein base (RHO-dependent) or RNA based (RHO-dependent)

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Termination

24
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Transcription happens in the ______

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Nucleus

25
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MRNA must leave nucleus through _______

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Nuclear pore

26
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________ RNA polymerases needed for initiation of transcription

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3

27
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Promoter sequence in eukaryote and prokaryotes that help establish the initiation site for transcription

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TATA Box

28
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_____ events that need to happen to RNA before the next step

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3

29
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Step one of RNA processing

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5’ capping

30
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3’ poly-a Tail

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Step 2 of RNA processing

31
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PRE-MRNA splicing

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Step 3 of RNA processing

32
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Sequence in MRNA that code for protein

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EXONS

33
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Non protein coding sequence, spliced from MRNA

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Introns

34
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MRNA template converts nucleotide based genetic information into a protein product

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Translation

35
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TRNA delivers amino acids to ribosome
Has an ANTICODON complementary to an mRNA codon a binding site for the amino acid specified by that codon

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RRNA and tRNA- the translators

36
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Holds the tRNA that Carries the growing polypeptide chain

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The P site

37
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Holds the tRNA that carries the next amino acid to be added to the chain

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A site

38
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The exit, where discharged tRNA leave the ribosome

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E site

39
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Begins when an initiator tRNA anticodon recognizes a codon on MRNA

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Initiation

40
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The large ribosomal subunit joins the small subunit and a second tRNA is recruited
Peptide bonds form between amino acids

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Elongation

41
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Entry of a release factor into the A site terminates translation and the components dissociate

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Termination

42
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New protein is “folded” into distinct three dimensional structure as a result of intramolecular interactions

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What happens after termination

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