DNA structure Flashcards

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1
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Structure of DNA

A

Nucleotides
-deoxyribose-sugar (5c)
-phosphate
-nitrogenous base (ATCG)

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2
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DNA HELIX MODEL
Purine + purine=?
pyrimidine+pyrimidine=?
purine+ pyrimidines=?

A

=to wide
=to narrow
=width consistent with x ray data shown with rosalind’s data

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3
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what are the purines and how many rings do they have

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adenine and guanine and has 2 rings

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what are the pyrimidines and how many rings do they have

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thymine and cytosine they have 1 ring

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5
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covalent bonds link=

A

sugar phosphate backbone

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6
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phosphodiester linkages

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another name for the covalent bond links,3c of sugar bonded to 5’ phosphate

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7
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5’end-5’c attatcthed to

A

phosphate

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8
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3’end-3’c attatched to

A

hydroxyl

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9
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hydrogen bonding between

A

N bases

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10
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how many bonds for A-T

A

2 h bonds

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11
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how many bonds for G-C

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3 h bonds

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12
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complementary base pairing rules

A

3’ A T G C 5’
ll ll lll lll
5’ T A C G 3’

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13
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the # of possible sequences are virtually

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impossible to count

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14
Q

be able to label DNA diagram

A

do it

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15
Q

DNA replication happens during what mitosis phase

A

s phase

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16
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semiconservative

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each strand of DNA is template to make opposite new strand