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exam 3 Flashcards

1
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What can we assume about the ros and anL genes?

A

That they are on different chromosomes

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What is the phenotypic outcome of the F2 group resulting from a F1 (ROS/ros; ANL/anL) self cross?

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9/16- 56.25% tall and purple
3/16- 18.75% tall and green
3/16- 18.75% short and purple
1/16- 6.25% short and green

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3
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What is Sanger sequencing?

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Using DNA polymerase to obtain a relatively short copy

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4
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What type of termination is used in Sanger sequencing?

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Di-deoxychain termination

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5
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How are ddNTPs modified?

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With fluorescent tags that emit and label/identity at the end of each fragment

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6
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What is added to a Sanger sequencing reaction?

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DNA template, primer, DNA polymerase, dNTPs, and ddNTPs

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7
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How many primers are added to Sanger sequencing?

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One

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8
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Why cant you add dNTPs to ddNTPs?

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ddNTPs do not have an oxygen on 2’ or 3’ carbon. 3’OH is required to add bases

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9
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What is the result of Sanger sequencing?

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A large amount of fragments of differencing sizes that only vary due to one base pair

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10
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What strand is labeled in Sanger sequencing? Synthesized or template?

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Synthesized has the labeled terminal nucleotides and it is complementary to the template

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11
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Can you see the nucleotide bases on agarose gel?

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No

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12
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How is the sequencing chromatogram obtained?

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Laser is sent through strands and through a detector

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13
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What are the five requirements that tell you that you have a good chromatogram sequence?

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  1. Individual, well defined peaks
  2. No overlapping peaks unless heterozygosity is expected
  3. No N bases in the middle of the sequence
  4. High signal to noise ratio
  5. 700-1000bp or the length you expect
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14
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What does the primer provide for DNA polymerase in the sequencing reaction?

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3’ OH group

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15
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What is mendels second law?

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Principle of independent assortment- gene pairs on different chromosomes pairs assort independently at meiosis

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16
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How do you obtain a phenotypic 9:3:3:1 ratio?

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F1 self cross

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17
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What is the genotype and phenotype of the F1 plants we made in class? What gametes (4) do they produce?

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Genotype- ROS/ros; ANL/anL
Phenotype- tall x purple
ROS;ANL
ros;anL
ros;ANL
ROS;anL

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18
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What phenotypic ratios do we expect in the F2 progeny?

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Tall green R_;aa 3/16 18.75%
Short purple rr;A_ 3/16 18.75%
Tall purple R_;A_ 9/16 56.25%
Short green rr;aa 1/16 6.25%

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19
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What is the null and alternative hypothesis for Mendelian segregation chi squared?

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Ho: The numbers of plants we observe in the phenotypic classes are consistent with Mendelian segregation
Ha: The number of plants we observe in the phenotypic classes are not consistent with Mendelian segregation, another form of inheritance

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20
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What is the purpose of the chi square test?

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To compare the observed frequencies of phenotypes vs the expected. Allows us to accept or reject the null hypothesis based on likelihood ratio

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21
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Do our expected values need to be mathematical or exact?

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Can be mathematical with decimal points

22
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How do you calculate the degree of freedom?

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Number of phenotypic possibilities - 1

23
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What P value is used in chi square analysis? What does it demonstrate?

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0.05. Demonstrates that there is 95% confidence that the data is not random but real

24
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If the chi square value is less than the critical value? Above?

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If less than, accept null hypothesis. If above then reject null hypothesis

25
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How do you create a consensus sequence?

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Overlay forward and reverse primer sequence. There will be a region of overlap

26
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Do you need to reverse complement the reverse sequence for consensus sequence composition?

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Yes

27
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What is the expected length of the consensus sequence on average?

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800-900bp

28
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What is the length of the rbcL and atpA regions we amplified?

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1300-1400bp

29
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What does it mean to genotype something?

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To determine and compare genetic composition. Associate genotype to phenotype

30
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What are three reasons why we need to use at least 1000 bp of sequence to construct phylogenetic trees?

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  1. need long enough to calculate the percent differences along sequence
  2. published literature uses 1000 bp
  3. shorter sequence increases chances of selecting bias in base change
31
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What are the characters we use in tree building?

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Can be any binary characteristic but we are using DNA sequences

32
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What is an outgroup?

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A taxon outside the group of interest that is known from other evidence to be closely related to that group

33
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What is parsimony?

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Grouping taxa in ways that minimize the number of evolutionary changes that have occurred in the characters. Minimal changes are most likely

34
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How do we consider each base in parsimony relationships?

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Each base is considered individually

35
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What is maximum likelihood?

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mathematical methods for building trees when something is known about the process of evolution in the underlying data set

36
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Does parsimony consider knowledge of evolution?

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No

37
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What do we assume about base pairing in maximum likelihood?

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A to G and C to T changes are more likely than A to T or C

38
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What is bootstrapping?

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Multiple, theoretical resampling of the sites in the alignment used to build new trees

39
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What does scoring mean in bootstrapping?

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A score closer to 100 means it is more significant because if you were to repeat the comparison 100 times thats how many times that alignment would occur

40
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What program do we use to build trees?

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MEGA

41
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What are the 3 primer pair combinations that are considered standard when setting up a genotyping reaction to test for a mutation in an organism that is represented by a putative insertion?

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gene specific, insert/gene hybrid, and insert specific

42
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If a gel has a band for gene specific, what can we assume about it’s genotype?

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AA. There is no a strand with an insertion that would produce a band

43
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If a gel has bands for gene specific, insert specific, and insert/gene specific what can we assume about its genotype?

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Aa, insertion in a allows for bands with insert specific primers

44
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If a gel has bands for insert specific and gene/insert specific what can we assume about it’s genotype?

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aa. Gene specific alone will not work since it does not have A allele

45
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When reading an audio radiographs from Sanger sequencing what can we say about its directionality?

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Small bands at bottom are 5’ of synthesized stand and large bands at top are 3’

46
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Why didn’t we use gene/insert specific primers for the anL locus?

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It’s insertion is an inverted repeat sequence so after primer binding and cooling it binds to itself and polymerase cannot add new bases

47
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When there is an mutated insertion in a gene, when you use PCR do the primers amplify it only, the intended product only or both?

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Both, it is within the sequence you want to amplify so the whole thing will amplify

48
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Would you get a band if you are amplifying a product with an insertion alone?

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No since the extension time is set for the wild type band and not the mutated one

49
Q

What percent gel was used for genotyping analysis gel? Why?

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2% gel is used, it increases the ability to visualize the bands since they are small

50
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What is the expected gene specific band length? What genotypes does it associated with?

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215bp without inset, can amplify wild type A so see it in AA and Aa

51
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What is the expected insert/gene hybrid band length? What genotypes is it associated with?

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265bp, insert is 50bp long. Associated with Aa and aa since it has the a allele with the insert that can be amplified

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