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DNA Mutations and Repairs Flashcards

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Mutation

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process by which the sequence of base pairs in a DNA molecule is altered

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Somatic Mutation

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mutation in somatic cells, only affects individual

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Germ-line mutation

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mutation in germ line, transmitted by gametes to the next generation

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Base pair substitutions

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one bp replaced by another

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Base pair insertions or deletions

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1+ bp are added or deleted

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Transition

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Bp substitution from purine to purine or one pyrimidine to pyrimidine

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Transversion

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Bp substitution from purine to pyrimidine or vice versa

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Missense mutation

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causes a change in codon and a different amino acid is inserted into the polypeptide

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Nonsense mutation

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change from codon that specifies an amino acid to a stop codon

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Neutral mutation

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change in codon so that a different aa is inserted but the aa substitution doesn’t change the protein function

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Silent mutation

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change in codon but same aa inserted

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Frameshift mutation

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Reading frame changes downstream of the mutation
incorrect aa are added
usually non-functional protein

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Repair Mechanisms

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Enzyme-based repair systems
1.Direct correction: reverses the damage
2. Excision of damaged area and new synthesis of DNA
can read intact info from undamaged strand of DNA

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14
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What are the 4 chromosomal mutations?

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  1. Deletion
  2. Duplication
  3. Inversion
  4. Translocation
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Deletion

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part of the chromosome is missing

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Duplication

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doubling of a segment of the chromosome

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Tandem Duplication

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doubling of a segment of a chromosome that is close together

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Displaced Duplication

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doubling of a segment on a chromosome that is in different locations on the same or different chromosome

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Inversion

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a segment of a chromosome is cut and rotated 180 degrees and reinserted

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PERIcentric inversion

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includes centromere

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PARAcentric

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centromere not included

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What is the difference between inversion on a homozygote vs inversion heterozygote?

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Homozygote wont cause any meiotic problems
heterozygote crossing over can serious genetic effect

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Translocation

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change in position of chromosome segments and the genes they contain (involves nonhomologous chromosomes.

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What are the consequences that can happen because of translocation?

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Homozygotes- no effect
Heterozygotes- affects meiosis
gametes unbalanced (duplications and deletions)
some gametes inviable
some viable but produce deficient phenotype (down syndrome)

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Aneuploidy

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Changes in the # of individual chromosomes (2n-1

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Aneuploidy

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Changes in the # of individual chromosomes (2n-1,2n+1,2n+2)

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Polyploidy

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Changes the # of chromosome sets (2n,3n,4n)

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How are Aneuploids formed?

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  1. deletion including centromere
  2. nondisjunction of 1+ chromosomes during meiosis
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Nondisjunction

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failure of sister chromatids to move to opposite poles at anaphase.
one gamete ends up with an extra chromosome and the other missing one

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Nullisomy

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loss of one homologous chromosome (2n-2)

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Monosomy

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Loss of a single chromosome (2n-1)

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Trisomy

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addition of a single chromosome (2n+1)

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tetrasomy

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addition of an extra pair of chromosomes (2n+2)

34
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Nullisomic

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2n-2, a pair of chromosomes missing in a single slot

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Monosomic

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2n-1, a single chromosome missing from one slot

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Doubly monosomic

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2n-1-1, two single chromosomes missing from 2 slots

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Trisomic

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2n+1, and extra single chromosome in 1 slot

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Tetrasomic

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2n+2, two chromosome pairs added to 1 slot

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Doubly tertasomic

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2n+2+2, two chromosome pairs added to 2 slots

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Monoploids

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individuals with 1 complete set of chromosomes (n)

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Diploids

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Individuals with 2 complete sets of chromosomes (2n)

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Polyploids

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Individuals have 3+ complete sets of chromosomes (3n,4n,5n….)

43
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Polypoid plants that are even means? odd?

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Plants with even numbers are fertile
odd means plant will be sterile

44
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Difference between sexual and asexual polyploidization?

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Sexual: Produces gametes that are unreduced (parents 2n = gametes 2n = 4n polyploid zygote = 4n polyploid adult)
Asexual: doubles chromosomes through abortive mitotic division (parents 2n = gametes n = normal zygote 2n = 4n Polyploid adult)

45
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Autopolyploid

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chromosome sets from same species

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Allopolyploid

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multiple chromosome sets from different but related species (2n = 4x =48, 2n = 6x = 42…..)

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