dna replication - exam 1 Flashcards

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1
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nucleotide

A

phostphate gtoup, pentose sugar, nitrogenous base

5 nitrogenous bases – ACTUG
what the nucleotide is named after

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2
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deoxyribonucleic acid

A

dna

contains instructions used in development & functioning of all living organisms

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3
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ribonucleic acid

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crucial for tkaing instructions in dna & making proteins that wn the cell

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4
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dna bases

A

ATGC

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5
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rna bases

A

AUGC

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6
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dna sugar

A

deoxyribose

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7
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rna sugar

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ribose

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8
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dna # of strands

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2, double helix

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9
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rna # of strands

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1

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10
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dna location in cell

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nucleus

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11
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rna location in cell

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nucleus, cytosol

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12
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ATGGCTA

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TACCGAT

dna

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13
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ACUGCA

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UGACGU

rna

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14
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hydrogen bonds

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2 bonds in TA
3 bonds in GC

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15
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genome

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complete set of dna in an orgnaism

every cell in the body contains a complete set of the genome

contains all of the info needed for an organsim to develop & grow

no correlation between size of genome & complexity of organism

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16
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helicase

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unwinds double helix at replication fork

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17
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single stranded binding protein

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stabilize replication bubble

keep single strands from re pairing

18
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topoisomerase

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relieves supercoiling ahead of helicase

allows helicase to keep moving

19
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dna polymerase III

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makes dna strand complementary to template

but dna needs a 3’-OH to get started so it needs a primase

20
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primase

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makes a primer

now dna pol III can make dna complementary to template strand

the compl. strand is built in 5’ –> 3’ direction

dna can only build by adding nucleotides to 3’ end

21
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primer

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short strand of rna complementary to template

provides 3’-OH for dna pol III

22
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dna polymerase I

A

removes primers

fills in gap w/ dna nucleotides

it cannot make the phosphdiester bond to connect dna fragments

23
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dna ligase

A

makes phosphodiester bond to connect dna fragments

24
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continous synthesis

A

leading strand

moving towards inside of fork

25
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discontinous synthesis

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lagging strand

moving towards open end of fork

has to keep making small strand as the fork opens up

26
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why can’t dna syntehsis occur after primer is removed

A

no 3’ - OH available

27
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what happens because the primer is removed

A

gap doesn’t get filled

cell hates single stranded dna

single stranded ends get chopped off

the chromosome gets shorter

28
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telomeres

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ends of chromosomes

stretches of repeated bases

do not contain genes

29
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what happens when telomere repeats are gone

A

start losing genes

chromosomes fall apart (shoelace w/out aglet)

chromosomes fuse

cells die

30
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hayflick limit

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40-60 divisions before cell death

more than this & the cells start to mutate, can become harmful

31
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telomerase

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enzymes that can “fill in the gap” in cells that need to replicate over the hayflick limit
- embryo & stem cells

chromosomes maintain length upon each cell divsion

32
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telomere & aging

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telomere length correlates with age
longer telomere = longer life span

telomeres shorten w age

33
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too much telomerase

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overexpression of telomerase

expands lifespan

compromises fertility

did not lead to longer telomeres

mutations = cancer

34
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3’ –> 5’ exonuclease activity

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pol. adds incorrecct nt

pol. detects mispaired bases

uses 3’-5’ exonuclease to remove incorrect nt

35
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nuclease

A

chops up nucleic acid

36
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exonuclease

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chops up nucleic acid starting at an end

37
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3’-5’ exonuclease

A

chops up from 3’ end

38
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mismatch repair system

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remove/replace incorrectly pair nts, later

mismatch detacted

endonuclease cuts out mismatch

dna pol. fills in the correct nts

dna ligase makes the last phophodiester bond

39
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endonuclease

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chops up internal mistakes

40
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excision repair system

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similar to mismatch but works later

uv light can cause thymine dimer to become misshapen

endonuclease cuts out the damage

dna pol fills in the gap

ligase connects pieces