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1
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What are the 3 major classes of RNA?

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mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA

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What is the purpose of mRNA?

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carries genetic information from the DNA to the ribosomes (m for messenger)

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What is the purpose of rRNA?

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composes ribosomes, site of protein synthesis (r for ribosome)

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What is the purpose of tRNA?

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brings amino acids to the ribosomes (t for transfer)

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In eukaryotic cells, transcription cannot begin until…

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several transcription factors have bound to the promoter.

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The anticodon of a particular tRNA molecule is

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complementary to the corresponding mRNA codon.

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true of a codon

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  • consists of three nucleotides
  • is the basic unit of the genetic code.
  • may code for the same amino acid as another codon
  • never codes for more than one amino acid.
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initiation

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binding of transcription factors and RNA polymerase II to a promoter- transcription initiation complex

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elongation

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RNA polymerase untwists the double helix and transcription progresses at a rate of 40 nucleotides per second in eukaryotes. Assembles mRNA in 5’-3’ direction. No primer needed, start the chain from scratch.

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termination

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transcribes polyadenylation signal (AAUAAA), then enzymes cut the pre-mRNA free from polymerase and release it.

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base-pair substitution

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replaces one nucleotide and its partner with another pair of nucleotides
Silent mutations have no effect on the amino acid produced by a codon because of redundancy in the genetic code

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Missense mutations

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still code for an amino acid, but not necessarily the right amino acid

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Nonsense mutations

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change an amino acid codon into a stop codon, nearly always leading to a nonfunctional protein

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Insertions and deletions

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are additions or losses of nucleotide pairs in a gene
These mutations have a disastrous effect on the resulting protein more often than substitutions do
Insertion or deletion of nucleotides may alter the reading frame, producing a frameshift mutation

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Mutagens

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are physical or chemical agents that can cause mutations

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a gene can be defined as

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a region of DNA that can be expressed to produce a final functional product, either a polypeptide or an RNA molecule

17
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polyribosome (or polysome)

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A number of ribosomes can translate a single mRNA simultaneously,enable a cell to make many copies of a polypeptide very quickly

18
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The termination of translation

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occurs when a stop codon in the mRNA reaches the A site of the ribosome
The A site accepts a protein called a release factor
The release factor causes the addition of a water molecule instead of an amino acid
This reaction releases the polypeptide, and the translation assembly then comes apart

19
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The elongation cycle of translation

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Amino acids are added one at a time
Each new tRNA-amino acid complex at the second binding site receives a peptide from a tRNA at the first binding site, a peptide
bond forms, the first tRNA breaks away, and the ribosome moves forward one codon.

20
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The initiation of translation

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Small ribosomal subunit attaches to mRNA at start codon
Codons read in the 5’ to 3’ direction along m RNA. Anticodon of the initiator tRNA-methionine complex binds to start codon
Large ribosomal subunit joins to the small subunit

21
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The initiation of translation

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Chain initiation
Small ribosomal subunit attaches to mRNA at start codon
Codons read in the 5’ to 3’ direction along m RNA. Anticodon of the initiator tRNA-methionine complex binds to start codon
Large ribosomal subunit joins to the small subunit

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introns

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The noncoding segments of nucleic acid that lie between coding regions are called intervening sequences

23
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exon

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a sequence within the primary transcript that remains in the RNA, after RNA processing; also refers to the region of DNA from which this sequence was transcribed

24
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RNA splicing

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After synthesis of a eukaryotic primary RNA transcript, the removal of portions of transcript (introns) that will not be included in the mRNA and the joining together of the remaining portions (exons)

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codon

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A sequence of three nucleotides on an mRNA molecule

26
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During translation, nucleotide base triplets (codons) in mRNA are read in sequence in which direction?

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5’ → 3’ direction along the mRNA.

27
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RNA polymerase

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untwists a portion of the DNA double helix

28
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What is a key difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic gene expression?

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In prokaryotic cells, the RNA transcript is immediately available as mRNA without processing.

29
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Two different proteins with mostly different structures are translated from two different mRNAs. These mRNAs, however, were transcribed from the same gene. Which mechanism could best account for this?

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Exons from the same gene could be spliced in different ways to make different mRNAs.

30
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Which statement correctly describes mRNA processing?

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Introns are cut out of the primary transcript, and the resulting exons are spliced together.

31
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Which accurately describes the usual process of eukaryotic transcription?

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Both introns and exons are transcribed, but the RNA transcribed from introns does not leave the nucleus.

32
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summary of protein synthesis

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Messenger RNA is made on a DNA template, and then amino-acid-bearing transfer RNAs bind to the mRNA through codon-anticodon pairing.

33
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During translation in a eukaryotic cell, __________.

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polypeptides are synthesized at ribosomes, according to instructions carried by mRNA

34
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During translation, amino acid chain elongation occurs until __________

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the ribosome encounters a “stop” codon

35
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What is their proper sequence for these steps?

  1. translation
  2. RNA processing
  3. transcription
  4. modification of protein
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3, 2, 1, 4

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