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Chapter 6: Nucleic Acids & Protein Synthesis Flashcards

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What are the 4 topics under this unit?

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  1. Structure and function of nucleic acids
  2. DNA replication
  3. Protein Synthesis
  4. Mutation
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What is a nucleotide composed of?

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  • Phosphate group
  • Pentose sugar
  • Nitrogenous base
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What are the bonds between neighbouring nucleotides and what is the bond between base pairs?

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  • Between nucleotides: Phosphodiester bond

- Between base pairs: Hydrogen bond

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Name the 5 kinds of nitrogenous bases and identify which base pairs together

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  • Adenine & Thymine
  • Guanine & Cytosine
  • Uracil & Adenine
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How many rings does a purine have? Which nitrogenous bases are purines?

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  • 2 rings

- Guanine & Adenine

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How many rings does a pyrimidine have? Which nitrogenous bases are pyrimidine?

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  • 1 ring

- Cytosine, Uracil & Thymine

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Differenciate between RNA and DNA

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  • RNA is usually single-stranded while DNA is usually double-stranded // double-helix structure
  • RNA has a ribose sugar while DNA has a deoxyribose sugar
  • RNA has URACIL while DNA has THYMINE
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What are 3 examples of polynucleotides?

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RNA
DNA
ATP

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Identify 3 kinds of RNA and state their function

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mRNA: transfers replicated genetic information to ribosomes for protein synthesis

rRNA: forms ribosomes, needed for protein synthesis

tRNA: brings amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes to create proteins

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What is ATP composed of?

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  • 3 phosphate groups
  • Adenine molecule
  • a Ribose sugar
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What is the function of ATP?

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Used as the energy “currency” of the cell; provides energy needed for work

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State the name for the model on how DNA is replicated and explain what it means.

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  • Semi-conservative

- Half of each DNA molecule contains 1 strand of the original parent DNA

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Identify the 4 enzymes and their purposes in DNA replication

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  1. Helicase - unwinds DNA
  2. DNA polymerase - adds base pairs to template strands and proofreads its own work
  3. Primase - adds “RNA primers” on the lagging strand that indicate to the DNA polymerase on where it should work
  4. Ligase - “glues” or joins together Okazaki fragments to the lagging strand
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DNA is replicated in the ____ to _____ direction

So the leading strand is in the ___ to ___ direction

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5’ –> 3’ direction

3’ –> 5’ direction

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Why is DNA antiparallel?

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This arrangement allows for complementary nucleotide bases to pair with one another

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Define gene

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A sequence of nucleotides that composes part of a DNA molecule that codes for a polypeptide // protein

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What is a codon?

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Series of 3 nucleotides in a DNA molecule that codes for 1 amino acid

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State 3 characteristics of codons and what it means.

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  • UNIVERSAL: same for all organisms; can be read by all organisms
  • REDUNDANT // DEGENERATE: some codons code for the same amino acid, which protects the body from mutations
  • NON-OVERLAPPING: each triplet is separate from other triplets; each triplet is strictly 3 nucleotide bases
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State 2 stages of Protein Synthesis

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  1. Transcription (DNA –> RNA)

2. Translation (mRNA –> Proteins)

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State the 4 stages of Transcription and outline what happens at each stage

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  1. INITIATION: RNA polymerase attaches to a region of DNA called the “Promoter”
  2. ELONGATION: Strands separate and RNA polymerase begins to form a strand of complementary nitrogenous bases to the template strand
  3. TERMINATION: newly-synthesized RNA strand is detached from original DNA molecule and DNA returns to its double-helical structure
  4. POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL MODIFICATION: Addition of Guanine to the start, Addition of 100 Adenine nucleotides to the tail, removal of introns
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What are introns?

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The non-coding components of a DNA or RNA strand

22
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Why are 100 adenine molecules added to the mRNA during transcription?

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It serves as protection from breakdown by nucleases

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Outline 5 stages of translation

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  1. AMINO ACID ACTIVATION: amino acids bind with tRNA through the usage of ATP. ATP will also be used later on to form peptide bonds with other amino acids.
  2. ATTACHMENT TO RIBOSOME: mRNA strand binds to the ribosome.
  3. tRNA: tRNA (each with their own amino acid) will bind with sites found on the ribosome (P -> A -> E) based on the anticodon of tRNA being complementary to the codon found on the mRNA.
  4. MOVEMENT OF RIBOSOME: After neighbouring amino acids are bonded together via, peptide bonds, to form a strand, the ribosome moves further along the mRNA strand, releasing amino acids found on the E-site, and allowing space for more amino acids to be bound to the ribosome.
  5. STOP CODON: When the ribosome reaches a stop codon, the polypeptide chain is released from the ribosome.
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Define Mutation

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a random unpredictable change in DNA

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State 3 ways how mutations can arise

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  • change in the sequences of bases of one part of a DNA molecule
  • addition of DNA or loss of DNA from a chromosome
  • change in the total number of chromosomes in a cell
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What is a point mutation?

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Genetic mutation where a single nucleotide base is changed, deleted or inserted

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Identify and explain 3 possible effects of point mutations:

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  1. SILENT MUTATION - mutation in DNA that does not cause a subsequent change in amino acid output
  2. MISSENSE MUTATION - mutation in DNA that results in a codon for a different amino acid
  3. NONSENSE MUTATION - mutation in DNA that causes a protein to stop//terminate earlier than expected; codes for a STOP codon
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What kind of point mutation is Sickle Cell Anaemia?

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Substitution mutation

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What is the importance of hydrogen bonding in DNA?

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  • Holds 2 polynucleotide strands together // prevents unwinding
  • Allows for the double-helix structure of DNA
  • Increases stability of DNA molecule
30
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Gene codes for _____

Codon codes for ____

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  • Protein // polypeptide chain

- Singular amino acid

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