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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF DNA Flashcards

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1
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building blocks of DNA

A

nucleotides

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2
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components of Nucleotides

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Phosphate backbone (negatively charged); Pentose sugar and Nitrogenous bases ATGC - (basic)

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3
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Nucleosides

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precursor of Nucleotides: sugar and nitrogenous bases

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4
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basic, flat aromatic rings with conjugated double bonds and multiple sites for hydrogen bonding

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NITROGENOUS BASES

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bases that have double rings

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PURINE (ADENINE AND GUANINE)

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bases that have one ring

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PYRIMIDINE (THYMINE AND CYTOSINE)

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7
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heterocyclic aromatic compound; pyrimidine fused with an imidazole ring (double ring)

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PURINES (Adenine (6-aminopurine) and Guanine (2-amino-6-oxypurine)

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heterocyclic aromatic compound similar to benzene and pyridic(single ring)

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PYRIMIDINE (Thymine (2,4-dioxy-5-methyl pyrimidine) , Cytosine (2-oxy-4-aminopyrimidine) and Uracil (2,4- dioxy-pyrimidine)

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9
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rapid introconversion of isomeric forms

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TAUTOMERIZATION OF BASES

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10
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TRUE OR FALSE: Tautomerism leads to anomalous base pairing.

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TRUE

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11
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Formation of nucleotides

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linked by covalent bonds, producing 2 water molecules

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12
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Phosphoester bond

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phosphate and sugar

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13
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N-glycosidic bond

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sugar and nitrogenous bases

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14
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component of the backbone of the polynucleotide together with the pentose; imparts negative charge to the DNA

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PHOSPHATE GROUPS

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15
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The _____________ enable DNA to associate with proteins (e.g. histones - positively charged)

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negative charge of phosphates

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16
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linear sequence of deoxyribonucleotides; two complementary strands held together by hydrogen bonds; linked together by phosphodiester linkage

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PRIMARY STRUCTURE

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double helix; two intertwined strands antiparallel to each other

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SECONDARY STRUCTURE

18
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maximizes hydrophobic interactions for greater stability

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Major and minor grooves

19
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distance between two base pairs

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3.4 A

20
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helix diameter; maintained by the right-pairing of bases

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20 A

21
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DNA Conformations

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A, B, Z

22
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shorter, compacted nucleotides

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A- DNA

23
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stretched form of DNA; absence of major groove

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Z - DNA

24
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typical form of DNA

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B - DNA

25
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there’s a lookout in the DNA; there is a sequence in DNA that has no pair

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HAIRPIN DNA

26
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It protects the DNA from enzymatic attack

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HISTONES

27
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Equilibribrium of Nitrogenous bases

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Chargaff’s Rule

28
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TAUTOMERIZATION OF BASES

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Keto-enol forms of guanine
Amino-imino forms of cytosine

29
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Distance between two base pairs

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3.4 A

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31
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Helix diameter

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20 A

32
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Two complementary strands held together by

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Hydrogen bonds

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