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Exam 4 Ch 16-21 DNA Flashcards

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Erwin Chargaff Contribution

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1) Base composition of DNA varies btw species 2) Number of A and T are equal to number of G and C’s

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Maurice Wilkins

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Studies molecular structure using X-ray Crystallography

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Rosalind Franklin

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Produced picture of DNA molecule using X-Rays and Chem of DNA

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Watson and Crick

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Built models of double helix to conform to X-Rays and Chem of DNA

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Three Component parts of nucleotide

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Five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and one or more phosphate groups

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Base Pairing Rules for DNA

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Adenine bonds with Thymine/Cytosine bonds with Guanine

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Relationship btw DNA, Chromosomes, genes, and proteins?

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DNA creates chromosomes, which make genes, which are all made out of proteins.

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5 and 3 as they relate to orientation of of the two strands of the double helix is called what?

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Antiparallel

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What type of replication process does DNA use?

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Semi-conservative

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Why does DNA need to be replicated?

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Hereditary information is encoded and reproduced in all the cells of your body.

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Identify the enzymes involved in DNA Replication-what do they do?

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Helicases- untwist double helix; Topoisomerase- relieve strain by breaking, swiveling, and rejoining DNA strands

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Primer

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RNA Chain

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Primase

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synthesize RNA chain-add RNA nucleotides one at a time

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Mutations

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Occur when there is a change of a single nucleotide in the DNA’s template strand

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Transcription

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synthesis of RNA using info in the DNA-simply “rewritten” information from DNA to RNA (antiparallel)

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Where does transcription take place in Eukaryotic cells?

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Nucleus separate compartment

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mRNA (messenger RNA)

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Carries genetic message from DNA to protein (produced by transcription)

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RNA Polymerase

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pries two strands of DNA apart and joins together RNA nucleotides (uracil instead of thymine)

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Translation

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synthesis of polypeptide using mRNA info (change in language takes place and amino acids are chained together)

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What is the site of translation?

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Ribosomes (link amino acids into polypeptide chains)

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Codons

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mRNA nucleotide triplets (read in 5—>3 direction)

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Anticodons

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one end of tRNA which base pairs with codon on mRNA

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tRNA role in translation

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translates mRNA codon into a protein/amino acid

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Central Dogma Chain

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DNA-RNA-Protein

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What is the first stage of Gene expression?

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Transcription

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Three stages of Transcription?

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Initiation, elongation, termination

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RNA sugar?

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DNA sugar?

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Deoxyribose

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tRNA structure and function (2)

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1)each carry a specific amino acid 2) each has an anticodon on the other end

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Mutations

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changes in genetic material of cell or virus

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Why are mutations important?

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The change of one nucleotide in DNA can lead to production of abnormal protein

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Point Mutations

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chemical changes in just one base pair of a gene

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Frameshift Mutations

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Insertion/deletion of nucleotides can alter reading frame

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Gene expression

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process by which DNA directs protein synthesis (transcription and translation)

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Activator

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(positive gene regulation) accelerates transcription

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Differential Gene Expression

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expression of different genes by cells with same genome

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Which is larger? Ribose or Deoxyribose?

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Deoxyribose

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Which bonds form the DNA ladder?

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Hydrogen Bonds

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Adenine pairs with?

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Guanine pairs with?

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What is replaced in mRNA polymerase?

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Thymine with Urasil

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Epidemic

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Illness of a large group (evola virus)

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Pandemic

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Illness breakout worldwide

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Prion

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slow-acting, infectious proteins-cause brain diseases in mammals

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Bacteriophages (phages)

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viruses that infect bacteria

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Genomics

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study of genomes and their evolution

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Viroids

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small, circular RNA molecules-infect plants, disrupt growth

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Virus

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small infectious particle consists of nucleic acid enclosed in protein coat (NOT CELLS)

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Capsid

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protein shell that encloses viral genome

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Retrovirus

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use reverse transcriptase to copy RNA genome into DNA

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Transformation

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change in genotype and phenotype due to assimilation of external DNA cell

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Somatic Cell

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any cell in multicellular organism except sperm or egg

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Ribosome

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subunit assembled in nucleolus (site of protein synthesis)

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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

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technique for amplifying DNA in vitro-incubating it with specific primers/nucleotides

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Chromosome

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cellular structure carrying genetic material

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Allele

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any alternate versions of a gene that may produce phenotype effects

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Nucleotides

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Building blocks of twisted DNA ladder

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Major Genetic Discoveries

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Diagnosis/treatment, DNA Identification, Pharmaceutical Products

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Role of Restriction Enzymes

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cut DNA molecules down to specific sequences

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Transgenic

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animals-pharmaceutical factories of large amts of rare substances for med use

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Creating a Transgenic Organism

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introduce genes from one species into genome of another animal

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Hazards/Benefits DNA Technology

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Concern is genetically modified animals used as food, creation of super weed, could cause allergic reactions

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