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what are the 3 major functions of DNA?

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controls cellular activities, DNA replication, and DNA mutations

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DNA carries a ____

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code

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DNA controls ____

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cellular activities

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what are encoded wishing the DNA?

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genetic instructions (the code)

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what is DNA replication?

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when DNA makes exact copies of itself, made to be passed onto other cells

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explain how DNA mutation has changed species that live on earth?

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different combinations of DNA sequences due to mutations and sexual reproduction explain the existence of all different species on earth

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DNA is the source _____

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of the unity of life

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what did life most likely begin as?

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a nucleic acid

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what are the two types of nucleic acids?

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DNA and RNA

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the first form of life on earth is thought to be a self-replicating strand of what?

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RNA

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who discovered the first x-ray data for the DNA structure?

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franklin in 1951

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who discovered that DNA has a double helix?

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james watson and francis crick (bad people)

1953

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DNA and RNA are polymers of what?

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nucleotides

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what is a nucleotide composed of?

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  1. a pentose (5 carbon) sugar (deoxyribose/ribose)
  2. a phosphate group
  3. a nitrogenous base
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what are the two types of bases?

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purines and pyrimidines

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which base has a double nitrogen ring structure?

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purines

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which base has a single nitrogen ring structure?

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pyrimidines

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what are the two nucleotide bases of purines?

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adenine and guanine

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what are the three nucleotide bases of pyrimidines?

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thymine, cytosine, uracil (RNA ONLY)

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DNA is a _____ helix

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double

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what is linked together to form the double helix of DNA?

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a sequence of nucleotides linked together

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what are the strands of DNA composed of?

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alternating molecules of deoxyribose and phosphate

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what is attached to each deoxyribose unit in DNA?

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a nitrogenous base

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what can the double helix be described as?

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a twisted ladder

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what connects the two nucleotides to form the helix of DNA?
hydrogen bonds
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what are the bases in DNA attached to?
the sugar molecules ( P and S )
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what are the 4 bases in DNA?
adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), cytosine (C)
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what pyrimidine (letter) connects to the purine adenine (A)?
thymine (T)
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what pyrimidine (letter) connects to the purine guanine (G)?
cytosine (C)
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how many hydrogen bonds do adenine and thymine have in DNA?
2 H-bonds
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how many hydrogen bonds do guanine and cytosine have in DNA?
3 H-bonds
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what is chargaffs rule?
the number of purine bases equals the number of pyrimidine bases
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T or F: the bases can be paired with any of the other bases in DNA
FALSE: | the bases may only be paired as A-T or T-A, G-C or C-G
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T or F: the bases have to be in a certain order every time within the DNA
FALSE: | order does not matter, as long as they are paired correctly.
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roughly how many pairs of bases are in the human body?
3 billion; about one meter in every human
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where are the genes located in the cell?
on the chromosomes within the nucleus
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roughly how many base-pairs are in a gene?
about 1000 DNA base-pairs
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genes always occur in ____
pairs
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how are a persons genes determined?
half come from the mother and half from the father
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how do genes control cellular chemical reactions?
by directing the formation of enzymes
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what do genes occur in?
pairs
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how many DNA base-pairs do genes consist of?
about 1000
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where are genes located?
on the chromosomes of the cell nucleus, and in segments of DNA molecules
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what do chromosomes contain?
genes
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what are the chromosomes held together by?
the protein histones
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what must happen to the DNA before a cell can be divided?
the DNA must be duplicated
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what is the duplication process of DNA called?
replication
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how many DNA molecules are produced after replication?
two
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DNA can be viewed as a _____ which can produce a _______ copy of itself
template, reverse image
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what does the replicated strand have in common with the “template” strand?
it has a sequence of bases exactly complementary to the template strand
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what two things does each new strand of DNA that is produced contain?
one “old” strand and one new strand
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when a new strand of DNA has one old strand, and one new strand, what is that called?
semi-conserving replication
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what must occur prior to cells dividing and why?
semi-conservative replication; to ensure that the daughter cells receive the same genetic material as the parent cell
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what are the 4 steps to DNA replication
1. unzipping 2. pairing 3. h-bonds form 4. sugar-phosphate bonds form between adjacent nucleotides
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what happens in the unzipping process of DNA replication?
enzyme helicase help break h-bonds between 2 strands, double helix unwinds and separate
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what happens in the pairing stage of DNA replication?
new nucleotides move in to complementary pair up with bases of each template strand
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what helps form h-bonds between two new strands of DNA?
the enzyme polymerase
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what happens in the last step of DNA replication?
sugar-phosphate bonds form between adjacent nucleotides, then winds into a double helix
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what is RNA necessary for?
protein synthesis
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RNA the genetic material of some ____
viruses
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what do all RNA and DNA molecules consist of?
nucleotides
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DNA and RNA have similar what?
chemical organization
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how many subunits does RNA consist of?
3
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what are the 3 sub-units of RNA
1. 5-carbon sugar called ribose 2. a phosphate group 3. one of several different nitrogenous based
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which base is different in RNA than DNA?
U instead of T (uracil instead of thymine)
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is RNA single stranded or double stranded?
single
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what are the 3 types of RNA?
1. ribosomal RNA (rRNA) 2. messenger RNA (mRNA) 3. transfer RNA (tRNA)
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what is the most numerous type of RNA
rRNA, 85-90%
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what is rRNA made by and where?
by the nucleolus in the nucleus; migrated to cytoplasm through the pores of the nuclear envelope
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what protein does 2 rRNA subunits form?
ribosomes
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what is the function of rRNA?
aids in protein synthesis by ready the mRNA codon
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what percent does mRNA constitute in the cell?
5%-10%
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roughly how many nucleotides long are mRNA?
900-1500
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how is mRNA made? what is the process called?
made by copying sections of the DNA template strand by a process called transcription
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what % does tRNA make up in a cell?
about 5%
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how many nucleotides long is tRNA?
about 80 nucleotides long
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what is tRNA able to recognize using it’s what?
able to recognize a very specific amino acid using its anti-codon
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what is tRNA’s function?
carries the amino acid from the cytoplasm to a ribosome for protein synthesis
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what are the 2 major processes that occur for proteins to be made?
transcription and translation
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what are the 5 steps for proteins to be made?
DNA-transcription-mRna-translation-protein
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what is the first step in transcription?
the hydrogen bonds break in the DNA, and double helix unzips; to expose the bases
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in RNA, what does adenine bind to?
Uracil (U)
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what is brought in on the one side of DNA during transcription
complementary RNA bases are brought in
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what forms between sugar-phosphate in the transcription process
adjacent RNA nucleotides for covalent bonds
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what is released from the DNA during the transcription process?
the RNA strand
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what happens after the RNA is released from DNA during the transcription process?
the DNA molecule rewinds and returns to normal double helix form
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what is the enzyme involved in transcription known as?
RNA polymerase
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where does transcription occur in the cell?
the nucleus; the nucleoli to be exact
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what is the summery of translation?
translating the codons on mRNA into a sequence of amino acids to for a primary polypeptide structure
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what is the 3 letter “unit” of mRNA
a codon
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how many codons are there in total?
64 in total, 61 codes for specific amino acids
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what are the three letters of a codon used for?
for one amino acid
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what is an anticodon?
base sequence that is complementary to the codon
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where is anticodon found?
on tRNA

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