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Chapter 8: Microbial Genetics study guide Flashcards

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What are introns?

A

a segment of a DNA or RNA molecule which does not code for proteins and interrupts the sequence of genes.

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what are exons?

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regions of DNA expressed

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3
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what are snRNPs?

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small nuclear ribonucleoproteins
remove introns and slice exons together to help form mRNA

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4
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which cell type uses introns, exons, and snRNPs? where exactly?

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eukaryotes ONLY
within the nucleus

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5
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How is constitutive different from inducible enzymes?

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6
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What are the two types of nucleic acids?

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DNA
RNA

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7
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What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

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sugar
nitrogenous base
phosphate group

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What are the four types of nitrogenous bases used in RNA?

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A U C G

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What are the four types of nitrogenous bases used in DNA?

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A T C G

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10
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What are the enzymes given in class that are involved with DNA replication?

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leading strand: DNA polymerase

lagging strand: DNA polymerase
RNA primase
DNA ligase

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11
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Describe the meaning of semiconservative replication.

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the process by which DNA makes copies of itself, each strand, as it separates, synthesizing a complementary strand.

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12
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How is bacterial DNA replication different than eukaryotic DNA replication?

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eukaryotic DNA replication consists of vertical gene transfer
bacterial DNA replication consists of horizontal gene transfer

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13
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How is an RNA nucleotide different than a DNA nucleotide?

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DNA: deoxyribose sugar and is double helix
RNA: ribose sugar and is single strand

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What are the four nitrogenous bases used to make RNA?

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adenine, cytosine, uracil, and guanine

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Know the three basic forms of RNA and what they do.

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ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
transfer RNA (tRNA)
messenger RNA (mRNA)

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16
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What does ribosomal RNA (rRNA) do?

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integral part of ribosomes

ribozyme which carries out protein synthesis in ribosomes

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What does transfer RNA (tRNA) do?

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transports amino acids during protein synthesis

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What does messenger RNA (mRNA) do?

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carries coded information from DNA to ribosomes

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What is transcription?

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When a portion of a DNA molecule is used to make mRNA molecule

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20
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Which polymerase is used in transcription?

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RNA polymerase

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21
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what is the end goal of transcription?

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DNA -> mRNA

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22
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Where does transcription occur in a prokaryote?

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Cytoplasm

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23
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Where does transcription occur in a eukaryote?

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nucleus

24
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What is the enzyme that allows for transcription?

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RNA polymerase

25
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What is translation?

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the process through which information encoded in messenger RNA (mRNA) directs the addition of amino acids during protein synthesis

mRNA –> Protein

26
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Where does translation take place?

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occur in cytoplasm and ribosomes of either eukaryotes/prokaryotes

27
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What is a codon?

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mRNA language includes groups of three nucleotides such as AUG, GGC, or AAA

28
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What does degeneracy mean?

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several codons can signal the same one amino acid

29
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What is the first amino acid? What is the codon for this amino acid?

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Methionine
AUG

30
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What are the three stop codons? Why do these codons cause translation to end?

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UAA
UAG
UGA

in order to signal end of protein synthesis

31
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What are the possible results of base substitution (point mutation)?

A

missense mutation
nonsense mutation
frameshift mutation

32
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What is a silent mutation?

A

change in DNA base sequence that causes no change

33
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how does UV radiation cause mutations?

A

cause thymine dimers

34
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What are three possibilities that would allow for a silent mutation?

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  1. degeneracy of genetic code (might still code for the same amino acid)
  2. function of protein may not change if amino acid is non-vital portion of protein
  3. changed amino acid is chemically similar
35
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What are the two major ways DNA can become mutated?

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  • base substitution
  • chemical mutations
36
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how does ionizing radiation cause mutations?

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causes the formation of ions that oxidize nucleotides and break the deoxyribose phosphate backbone

37
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how does UV radiation cause mutations?

A

cause thymine dimers

38
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how does UV radiation cause mutations?

A

cause thymine dimers

39
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What are some examples of enzymes that repair mutagen damage?

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photolyases
separates thymine dimers

40
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What is the baseline error rate for DNA polymerase?

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1 in a million

41
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What is the error rate once mutagens are added into the picture?

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1 in a thousand

42
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What is the difference between horizontal and vertical gene transfer?

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Vertical gene transfer: transfer of genes from an organism to its offspring

Horizontal gene transfer: transfer of genes between cells of the same generation

43
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Which type of gene transfer can humans do?

A

Verticle

44
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Where does DNA come from in transformation?

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Genes transferred from one bacterium to another as “naked” DNA

THis “naked DNA” can come from dead or lysed cells

45
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Do cells need to be in contact for transformation?

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does NOT require a living donor cell but only requires the presence of persistent DNA in the environment.

46
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What is conjugation?

A

plasmids transferred from one bacterium to another

47
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Do cells need to be in contact for conjugation?

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  • Requires cell-to-cell contact via sex pili
  • Must be of opposite mating type
48
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Which cell structure transfers the plasmid from one cell to the other?

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via a pilus

49
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What happens to the recipient cell after conjugation is complete?

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cell now has a plasmid that it can also transfer to other bacteria

50
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What is an Hfr cell?

A

high-frequency recombination cell
Hfr cells contain the F factor on the chromosome

51
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What is transferred during conjugation with an Hfr cell?

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part of the chromosome of Hfr cell

52
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What happens to the recipient cell after conjugation is complete with a Hfr cell?

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a recombinant F- cell results

53
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What is transduction?

A

DNA is transferred from a donor cell
to a recipient via a bacteriophage

Transduction is the process by which a virus transfers genetic material from one bacterium to another

54
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what does transduction require in order to happen?

A

bacteriophages

55
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True or False
DNA replication is when a cell makes a genetically different new strand of DNA

A

False
DNA replication is the process by which the genome’s DNA is copied in cells

56
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What is the ultimate goal of a bacterial cell (or any cell) going through transcription and then translation?

A

The goal of transcription is to make a RNA copy of a genes DNA sequence

57
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which type of mutation is the worst kind and is also most common?

A

frameshift mutation

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