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DNA Replication Flashcards

1
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Allows genetic information to be inherited from a parent cell to daughter cells (by mitosis) and from generation to generation (starting with meiosis)

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DNA replication

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2
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Where the replication of chromosomal DNA begins

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Origins of Replication (ORI)

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3
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Unwinds and separates the parental DNA strands

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Helicase

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4
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  • Each nucleotide is bounded by a _________ which keeps the strands from re-healing (coming back together)
  • Stabilizes the unwound parental strands
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Single-stranded Binding Protein

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5
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An enzyme that helps relieve the strain of the double helix by breaking, swiveling, and rejoining DNA strands.

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Topoisomerase

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6
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At each end of a replication bubble is a _______ ____, a Y-shaped region where the parental strands of DNA are being unwound.

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Replication fork

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7
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Synthesizes RNA primers, using the parental DNA as template

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Primase

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8
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An initial nucleotide chain that can be used as a pre-existing chain that is produced during DNA synthesis (short stretch of RNA)

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Primer

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9
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New strand that DNA strands encode

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“leading strand”

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10
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Lays the leading strand continuously and moves toward the helicase

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DNA Polymerase III

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other new strand that the other DNA strand which runs in the opposite direction encodes

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“lagging strand”

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12
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formed when the DNA pol III adds DNA nucleotides to the primer

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Okazaki fragment 1

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13
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forms a bond between the newest DNA and the DNA of fragment 1 (links the two Okazaki fragments together)

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DNA ligase

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14
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replace the RNA primer (between the two Okazaki fragments) with DNA

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DNA Polymerase I

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15
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using parental DNA as a template, synthesizes new DNA strand by adding nucleotides to an RNA primer or a pre-existing DNA strand

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DNA polymerase III

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16
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other enzymes remove and replace incorrectly paired nucleotides that have resulted from replication errors

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mismatch repair

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17
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DNA-cutting enzyme

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Nuclease

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18
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every double helix in the new generation of an organism consists of one complete “old” strand and one complete “new” strand wrapped around each other.

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Semiconservative

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19
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Synthesis in __ to __ direction

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5’ to 3’

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20
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a large protein complex that carries out DNA replication, starting at the replication origin.

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replisome

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21
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Models of DNA Replication

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  1. Conservative Model
  2. Semiconservative Model
  3. Dispersive Model
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22
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  • Only transcribes rRNA genes
  • Makes ribosomes
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RNA polymerase 1

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23
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Transcribes genes into mRNA (messenger)

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RNA polymerase 2

24
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Only transcribes tRNA (transfer) genes

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RNA polymerase 3

25
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Building mRNA

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  1. Initiation
  2. Elongation
  3. Termination
26
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Assembly of initiation complex

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Initiation

27
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Adding N-bases bases

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Elongation

28
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two types of termination in building mRNA

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  1. Rho-dependent
  2. Rho-independent
29
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  • Protein factor Rho
  • Rho protein will go after the RNA polymerase and detach it from the template.
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Rho-dependent

30
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RNA polymerase encounters a GC sequence that has a triple bond

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Rho-independent (GC-rich)

31
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Eukaryotic mRNA need work after transcription

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Primary transcript (pre-mRNA)

32
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  • mRNA splicing = edit out introns
  • Protect mRNA from enzymes in cytoplasm
  • Add 5’ cap
  • Add polyA tail
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mRNA processing (making mature mRNA)

33
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non coding (inbetween) sequences

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Introns

34
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coding (expressed) sequences

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Exons

35
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  • Proteins
  • Fold the intron and cut them out of the mRNA
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Small nuclear ribonucleoproteins

36
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  • Several snRNPS
  • Recognize splice site sequence
  • Cut and paste
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Spliceosome

37
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Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote genes

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Prokaryote
- DNA in cytoplasm
- Circular chromosome
- Naked DNA
- No introns

Eukaryote
- DNA in nucleus
- Linear chromosomes
- DNA wound on histone proteins
- Introns vs. exons

38
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  • Triplet of bases
  • Blocks of 3 nucleotides decoded into the sequence of amino acids
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Codons

39
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Translation in Prokaryotes

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Bacterial chromosome > transcription > mature mRNA > translation > protein

40
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Transcription and translation are simultaneous in bacteria

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  • DNA is in cytoplasm
  • No mRNA editing
  • Ribosomes read mRNA as it is being transcribed
41
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Who determined the 3-letter (triplet) codon system

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Crick

42
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  • Determined mRNA-amino acid match
  • Added fabricated mRNA to test tube of ribosomes, tRNA and amino acids
  • Created artificial UUUUU… mRNA
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Nirenberg (1960) and Khorana (1968)

43
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UUU coded for __

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Phenylalanine

44
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Strongest support for a common origin for all life

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Code for ALL life

45
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  • Several codons for each amino acid
  • 3rd base “wobble”
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Code is redundant

46
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Start codon

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  • AUG
  • Methionine
47
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Stop codons

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  • UGA
  • UAA
  • UAG
48
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Why is wobble good?

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Buffer for mutation

49
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Transfer RNA structure

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“Clover leaf” structure

50
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  • Enzyme which bonds amino acid to tRNA
  • Bond requires energy
  • ATP > AMP
  • Energy stored in tRNA-amino acid bond
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Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase

51
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Facilitate coupling of tRNA anticodon to mRNA codon

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Ribosomes

52
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2 subunits ribosomal RNA

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  • Large
  • Small
53
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Holds tRNA carrying next amino acid to be added to chain

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A site (aminoacyl-tRNA site)

54
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Holds tRNA carrying growing polypeptide chain

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P site (peptidyl-tRNA site)

55
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Empty tRNA leaves ribosome from ___ ___

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E site (exit site)

56
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Brings together mRNA, ribosome subunits, initiator tRNA

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Initiation

57
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Adding amino acids based on codon sequence

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Elongation

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