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DNA basics Flashcards

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Parts/ structure of the nucleus

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  • Nuclear envelope (double membrane) with pores
  • Nucleolus
  • Chromatin network (DNA and proteins)
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The general structure of DNA

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  • A very long molecule
  • Double strand resembling a ladder
  • Twisted into a helix (I.e. a double helix)
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3
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what is a polymer?

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A molecule that contains monomers which are similar units or building blocks

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4
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The monomer of DNA?

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nucleotides

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5
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Nucleotides are made up of?

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  • A phosphate
  • A deoxyribose sugar
  • A nitrogenous base
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The different nitrogenous bases of DNA.

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  • A adenine
  • T thymine
  • C cytosine
  • G guanine
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Purine bases

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  • Larger
  • A and G
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Pyramidines

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  • smaller
  • C and T
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The pairing of nitrogenous bases of DNA and how many bonds for each?

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  • A with T (2 H-bonds)
  • G with C (3 H-bonds)
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10
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The name of the bonds between nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Hydrogen bonds

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Mutation

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Change in the sequence of nucleotides in DNA

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12
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True or false: mutations are always harmful

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False

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13
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Types of mutations

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  • Point: single nucleotide change
  • Substitution: replacing one (or more) nucleotide(s) with another
  • Deletion: deleting one (or more) nucleotide(s) from the DNA
  • Insertion: adding one (or more) nucleotide(s) into the DNA
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Frame shift

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A change in the way codons are read because nucleotide triplets shift as a result of a deletion or insertion

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15
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Causes of mutations

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  • exposure to radiation,
  • viruses,
  • faulty copying during transcription
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16
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Mutation (definition)

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Change in the sequence of nucleotides in DNA

17
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The effect of a mutation could be…

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  • beneficial - the change results in a new adaptation that makes the organism better suited to its environment (natural selection will favour this mutation)
  • neutral - no change as the same amino acid is coded for
  • harmful - the change results in a different protein, or no protein, being produced, which is harmful to the organism lethal - the change results in a non-viable cell/ zygote/ organism, which therefore dies.
18
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A change in the sequence of nucleotides in DNA

19
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Where is DNA found?

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  • Nuclear DNA in the nucleus
  • Extranuclear DNA in mitochondria

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