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Chapter 7 DNA structure & gene function Flashcards

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What is DNA made up of?

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(DNA is a double helix made up of nucleotides.)

Phosphate group, sugar (deoxyribose) and a nitrogenous base (adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.)

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What is DNAs function?

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DNA stores the information that a cell needs to produce proteins.

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Which nitrogenous bases are double ring structures and which are single ring? And what are those called?

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Adenine and guanine are double ring (purines)

Thymine and cytosine are single ring (pyrimidine)

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What type of bonds Connect complementary DNA strands?

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Hydrogen bonds

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What are the complementary base pairing’s?

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Adenine binds to thymine

Guanine binds to cytosine

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What is genome?

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All of the genetic material in it cells

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What are chromosomes?

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Long DNA molecules that associate closely with proteins

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What is a Gene?

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Sequence of DNA nucleotides that code for specific protein or RNA molecule (blueprint)

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What is the central dogma of biology?

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DNA to RNA (transcription) to protein (translation)

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What are the two stages of protein production?

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Transcription and translation

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What are the three types of RNA? And their functions?

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mRNA-carries the info that specifies a
Protein

rRNA-forms part of a ribosome in the nucleolus

tRNA-connector that binds mRNA codon at one end and corresponding amino acid at the other. Transfers amino acids available one by one to ribosome.

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What is the complementary RNA bases to DNA?

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Adenine to Uracil
Cytosine to guanine
Guanine to cytosine
Thymine to adenine

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Where does transcription occur?

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In the nucleus

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What are the three stages of transcription?

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Initiation, elongation, and termination.

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What happens in initiation for transcription?

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RNA polymerase binds to the promoter, enzymes unzip the DNA, the DNA template strand encodes the RNA molecule.

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What happens in elongation of transcription?

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RNA polymerase moves along template strand making an RNA copy. RNA molecule is complementary to the DNA template strand.

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What happens in termination for transcription?

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RNA polymerase reaches the terminator, RNA DNA and RNA polymerase separate, DNA becomes a double helix again.

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What happens with Intron’s and exons?

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Intron’s are spliced out of the RNA molecule before exiting the nucleus. Exons are spliced together and exit the nucleus for translation.

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What occurs after termination in transcription, before the mRNA exits the nucleus?

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Poly A tail and mRNA CAP Are added to the mRNA. Intron’s are spliced out.

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What are the three steps of translation?

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Initiation elongation and termination.

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What result occurs in translation as an end result?

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The construction of a protein

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What is a codon?

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Three nucleotide sequence (One amino acid).

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Where does translation occur in the cell?

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At the ribosomes in the cytoplasm

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What happens in initiation of translation?

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Small ribosomal subunit binds to mRNA, large ribosomal subunit then Binds. First tRNA molecule binds to the start codon, tRNA complementary base pairs to mRNA. tRNA
carries corresponding amino acid.

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What occurs in elongation of translation?

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Amino acids covalently bond, the first tRNA leaves, the Ribosome moves to the right and a third tRNA comes in. this process continues as the protein grows.(linear polypeptide bond)

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What is located at each end of a tRNA molecule?

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Amino acid & anticodon

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Where must an mRNA attach before protein production can begin?

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Smaller ribosome

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How does mRNA exit the nucleus?

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Nuclear pores

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What type of bond is formed between amino acids?

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Peptide (covalent)

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Translate from DNA to RNA

TAC CTC CGG TGG GTG CTT GTC TGT ATC

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AUG GAG GCC ACC CAC GAA CAG ACA UAG

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What happens in termination of translation?

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The ribosome reaches the stop codon (AUU, UAG, UGA).The polypeptide detaches, chaperone proteins stabilize & carry the protein to be properly folded.

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Multiple ribosomes can translate the same mRNA and begin protein building.

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True

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What are the three methods used in the nucleus for gene regulation?

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DNA availability, transcription factors, and splicing (Intron’s)

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What are the three methods used in the cytoplasm to regulate gene expression?

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MRNA leaving the nucleus, mRNA degradation, and protein processing degradation.

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Why do cells regulate which genes are expressed at any given time?

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To save energy

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What is mutation?

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A change in a cell’s DNA sequence

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What is point mutation?

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Changes in one or a few base pairs in a gene

37
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Name the five types of point mutations.

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Wild type
substitution 
frameshift 
deletion 
insertion
38
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Explain wild type mutation.

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The original nucleotide sequence

39
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Explain substitution mutation.

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The replacement of one DNA base with another. (The most common genotype, phenotype or Allele.)

40
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Explain frameshift mutation.

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Nucleotides are added or deleted by a number other than a multiple of three. Disrupts the entire reading frame or sequence of amino acids (devastating).

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Explain deletion mutation.

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Nucleotides deleted

42
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Explain insertion mutation.

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Nucleotides added

43
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What causes mutations?

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Spontaneous or mutagens

44
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What is spontaneous mutation?

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Mutations caused without outside causes.

45
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What is mutagen Mutations?

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External agent that induces mutations

46
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Give 4 facts about mutations.

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  1. Mutations are not always harmful.
  2. mutations create alleles.
  3. genetic variation is important for evolution.
  4. plant breeders induce mutations to create new varieties.
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What is the job of chaperone proteins?

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Stabilize partially folded regions of a new protein

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What is the start codon and three stop codons?

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START: AUG

STOP: UGA, UAA, UAG

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In termination of translation what binds to the stop codon?

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Release factors

50
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In initiation of translation, the tRNA already carries what?

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Methionine (start amino acid, AUG)

51
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In gene regulation DNA availability does what?

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Unneeded DNA is tagged. Proteins in the cell signal cell to fold DNA too tight for RNA polymerase to access deeming it inactive.

52
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What helps RNA polymerase bind to the promoter in transcription?

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Transcription factors

53
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The gene regulation mRNA processing includes what?

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Intron’s being removed

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