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gene

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base sequence of DNA that codes for the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide or a functioning RNA

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genome

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complete set of genes present in a cell

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where is a full genome present

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every cell of an organism

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where is a genome expressed

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not every gene is expressed in every cell, which genes are expressed depends on the type of cell

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what controls what genes are expressed

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the type of cell

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proteome

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full range of proteins a cell is able to produce

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is genome or proteome typically larger

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proteome

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why is proteome typically larger than the genome

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-large amount of post-transnational modification of proteins
-each gene is also capable of producing multiple different proteins by alternative splicing

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similarities of DNA and RNA

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-both polynucleotide as made of many nucleotide together in a long chain
-both contain nitrogenous bases adenine, guanine and cytosine

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what is similar about chain of DNA and RNA

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both polynucleotide as made of many nucleotide linked together in a long chain

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similarities of bases in DNA and RNA

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both have adenine, guanine and thymine

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differences in DNA and RNA

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-DNA contains nitrogenous thymine by RNA contains nitrogenous uracil
-RNA has pentose sugar ribose and DNA has pentose sugar deoxyribse

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difference in nitrogenous based of DNA and RNA

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DNA has thymine and RNA has uracil

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difference of pentose sugars of DNA and RNA

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DNA has deocyribose and RNA has ribose

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strand of DNA

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double-stranded

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strand of RNA

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single-stranded

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structure of RNA

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-ribose (pentose sugar)
-phosphate group
-nitrogenous base of A,U,C,G

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structure of DNA

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-deoxyribose (pentose suagr)
-phosphate group
-nitrogenous base A,T,C,G

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what is each RNA polynucleotide strand made of

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alternating ribose sugars and phosphate groups linked together, with the nitrogenous bases of each nucleotide projecting out sideways from the single-stranded RNA molecule

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phosphodiester bonds

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the sugar-phosphate bonds between different nucleotides in the same strand are covalent bonds

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what do phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides form

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the sugar-phosphate backbone of the RNA polynucleotide strand

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what do the phosphodiester bonds link

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link the 5-carbon of one ribose sugar molecule to the phosphate group from the same nucleotide, which itself is kinked by another phosphodiester bond to the 3-carbon of the ribose sugar of the next molecule in the strand

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strand of mRNA

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single stranded

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what is mRNA made of

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sugar-phosphate backbone and exposed unpaired bases (A,U,C,G)

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tRNA strands
single-stranded
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what is tRNA made of
sugar-phosphate backbone
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tRNA shape
folded or clover leaf shape as hydrogen bonds between some complementary base pairs
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where do amino acids bind to tRNA
specific region of the molecule
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what is the anticodon in tRNA complementary to
specific codon on mRNA molecule
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what is a gene
base sequence of DNA that codes for the amino acids sequence of a polypeptide or functional RNA molecule
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what 2 stages do protein synthesis occurs in
transcription and translation
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what is transcription
DNA is transcribed and an mRNA molecule if produced
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where does transcription occur
in nucleus of the cell
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outline transcription
-occurs in nucleus of the cell -part of the DNA molecule unwinds (breaks hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs break) this is catalysed by DNA helicase -this exposes the gene to be transcribed -a complementary copy of the code from the gene is made by building a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule know as mRNA -free activated RNA nucleotides pair up via hydrogen bonds with their complementary bases on one strand of the unzipped DNA molecule -the sugar-phosphate bonds of these RNA nucleotides are then bonded together by enzyme RNA polymerase to form sugar-phosphate backbone of mRNA molecule -when the gene has been transcribed (when the mRNA molecule is complete) the hydrogen bonds between the mRNA and DNA strand break and double-stranded DNA molecule re-forms -the mRNA molecule leaves the nucleus via pores in the nuclear envelope
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unwinding of DNA
Part of DNA molecule unwinds breaking hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs which is catalysed by DNA helicase
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what does unwinding of DNA expose
exposes the gene to be transcribed
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what happens once gene is exposed in transcription
complementary copy of code from gene is made by building a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule known as mRNA
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what do the free floating RNA nucleotides do
free activated RNA nucleotides pair up via hydrogen bonds with complementary bases on one strand of the unzipped DNA molecule
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how is sugar-phosphate backbone form
-the sugar-phosphate groups of these RNA nucleotides are then bonded together by enzyme RNA polymerase to form the sugar-phosphate backbone of the mRNA molecule
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what happens in translation when the gene has been transcribed
when the gene has been transcribed the hydrogen bods between the mRNA and DNA strands break and the double-stranded DNA molecule re-forms
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what happens once the mRNA molecule is done
the mRNA molecule leaves the nucleus via pores in the nuclear envelope
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what is the DNA molecule not transcribed called
non-template strand
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what is the unzipped strand called
template strand
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where can non-coding DNA be found
-between genes as non-coding repeats -within genes as introns
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what type of DNA has non-coding regions
eukaryotic
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what of the gene is transcribed and what does it make
pre-mRNA which contain all introns and exons
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what happens when pre-mRNA has splicing
-non-coding sections are removed -coding sections are joined together -the resulting mRNA molecules carriers only the coding sequences of the gene -mRNA contains only exons and exists the nucleus before joining a ribosome for translation
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what is another way exons can be spliced
through alternative splicing
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what does alternative splicing mean
single eukaryotic gene can code for more than one polypeptide chain, this is part of the reason why proteome is much bigger than the genome
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what is translation
mRNA is translated and an amino acid sequence is produced
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where does translation occur
cytoplasm of the cell
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outline translation
-occurs in cytoplasm of the cell -after leaving nucleus, the mRNA molecule attaches to a ribosme -in cytoplasm there are free molecules of tRNA -these tRNA molecules have a triplet of unpaired bases at one end (anticodon) and a region where a specific amino acid can attach to the other -there are at least 20 different tRNA molecules, each with a specific anticodon and specific amino acid binding site -the tRNA molecules bind with their specific amino acids (in cytoplasm) and bring them to the molecule in the ribosome -the triplet of bases (anticodon) on each tRNA molecule pairs with a complementary triplet (codon) on mRNA molecule -two tRNA molecules fit onto the ribosome at any one time, bringing the amino acid they are carrying side by side -a peptide bond is formed between the 2 amino acids, the formation of a peptide bond between amino acids requires energy in the form of ATP, the ATP needed for translation is provided by the mitochondria within the cell -this process continues until a stop codon on the mRNA molecule is reached, this cats as a signal for translation to stop and at this point the amino acid chain coded for by the mRNA molecule is complete -this amino acid chain then form the final polypeptide
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what happens to mRNA molecule after leaving nucleus
mRNA attaches to a ribosome
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what RNA is free floating in cytoplasm
free molecules of tRNA
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tRNA molecules binding sites
have a triplet of unpaired bases at one end (anticodon) and a region where a specific amino acids can attach at the other
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how many different tRNA molecules are there
at least 20
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tRNA binding
tRNA molecules bind with their specific amino acids (in cytoplasm) and bring them to the mRNA molecule on the ribosome
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tRNA anticodon binding
the triplet of bases (anticodon) on each tRNA molecule pairs with complementary triplet (codon) on the mRNA molecule
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how many tRNA molecules can fit onto the ribsome at any one time
2, bringing the amino acid they are carrying side by side
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peptide bond formed between amino acids requires
-formation of a peptide bond between amino acids requires energy in the form of ATP -the ATP needed for translation is provided by the mitochondria within the cell
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when does translation stop
when as stop codon is reached
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what is a stop codon a signal for
signal for translation to stop and at this point the amino acids chain coded for by the mRNA molecule is complete
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what does the amino acid chain formed from translation form
the final polypeptide
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what is a triplet
sequence of 3 DNA bases that codes for a specific amino acid
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what is a codon
sequence of 3 mRNA bases that codes for a specific amino acid
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where is codon transcribed from
triplet
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what is codon complementary to
the triplet
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what is an anticodon
sequence of 3 tRNA bases that are complementary to a codon
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how many codons can the 4 bases in RNA form
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what does genetic code is degenerate mean
-multiple mRNA codons can encode the same amino acid
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what 3 features does DNA have
-degenerate -non overlapping -universal
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what does degenerate code mean for mutations
change in genetic code doesn't necessarily result in a change the amino acid sequence
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what do START codons do
mark the start if the protein and therefore initiate the process of translation from the right location (AUG which is methionine in eukaryotic cells)
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what do STOP codons do
casue translation to terminate at the ends of the protein and do not code for any amino acids
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what does non-overlapping genetic code mean
each base is only read once in the codon its part of
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how can number of amino acids be determined from number of coding mRNA nucleotides
divide by 3 and -1 (for stop codon)
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how to work out number of mRNA nucleotides from number of amino acids
multiply by 3 and add 3 (for stop codon)

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