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1
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What makes up a nucleotides?

A

Phosphate group, nitrogenous, deoxyribose/ribose

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2
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What are the complementary base pairs in DNA?

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C&G
T&A

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3
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What are the complementary base pairs for RNA?

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C&G
A&U

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4
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What are purines and pyrimidines?

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Purines = A&G
Pyrimidines = C&T

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5
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What is a stable polynucleotides?

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  • 2 polynucleotide chains that come together to form a ladder (sugar-phosphate backbone)
  • 3 H bonds at C&G
  • 2 H bonds at A&T
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6
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What is RNA?

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  • single stranded
  • an unstable polynucleotides
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7
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What’s the Hydrolosis reaction for ATP?

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ATP + (H2O) -> ADP + Pi + energy

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8
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What’s the Condensation reaction for ATP?

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ADP + Pi + energy -> ATP + (H2O)

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9
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What is phosphorylation?

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The process of adding phosphate to anything

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10
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Define histone?

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Protein that DNA wraps around

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11
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Define Nulecosome

A

Stack of histones & DNA

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12
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Define chromosomes

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Organised chromotin strands

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13
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Define chromatin

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Threads of nucleuosomes

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14
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What is semi-conservative replication?

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  • existing strands are used as a template (allows for error correction)
  • requires the bases to be unwound and unzipped, leaving bases exposed
  • free nucleotides in the cell must attach to the exposed bases
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15
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What is step 1 of DNA transcription?

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Helicase unzips DNA

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16
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What is step 2 of DNA transcription?

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Free RNA nucleotides bind to the exposed bases of the DNA

17
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What is step 3 of DNA transcription?

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RNA polymerase moves along one of the DNA strands to form template strand

18
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What is step 4 of DNA transcription?

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RNA polymerase joins the backbones of the complementary RNA nulceotides

19
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What is step 5 of DNA transcription?

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As the RNA nucleotides join together the pre-mRNA is formed

20
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What is step 6 of DNA transcription?

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The DNA behind the RNA polymerase rejoins into a double helix

21
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What is the last step of DNA transcription?

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When the RNA polymerase reaches a “stop” sequence, the chain is terminated and the pre-mRNA detaches

22
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Define double helix

A

DNA sequence, individual base pairs

23
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Define nucleosome

A

Histone proteins attach to DNA

24
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Define DNA-histone complex

A

DNA strand is coiled around histone proteins

25
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Define chromotain

A

Histone proteins stacked on top of each other

26
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Define Chromosomes

A

Chromatin loops coiled & packaged together

27
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What chromosome numbers do human have?

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22 pairs of autosomes chromosomes & 1 pair of sex chromosomes

28
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Define Allele

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Different forms of the same gene

29
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What is a homologous pair?

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Pairs of chromosomes that have the same order of genes

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