G10 DNA(Slides Summary)

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monomers of nucleic acids

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nucleotides

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components of nucleotides

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a five-carbon sugar
a phosphate group
a nitrogenous base

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strand of nucleic acids is formed by linked nucleotides together by

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phosphodiester bonds

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DNA strand has a _ _ where the phosphate group is found

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5’ end

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DNA strand has a _ _ where the sugar molecule is located

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3’ end

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Double helix is _ - handed

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right

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The double helix twissts in the clockwise direction which results in the formation of major and minor _.

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grooves

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The DNA sequence can be represented by its nitrogenous bases.

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are nucleic acids involved in protein synthesis

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Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) are nucleic acids involved in protein synthesis. It uses _ instead of thymine as one of its nitrogenous bases.

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uracil

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a principle that the genetic information contained in the DNA is replicated and transferred to RNA molecules that direct the synthesis of protein molecules

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central dogma of molecular biology

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a semiconservative process wherein DNA molecules are duplicated during cell division and passed on to each daughter cell.

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Replication

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involves unwinding and unzipping by the helicase and the stabilization by the topoisomerase and SSBPs

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Initiation of replication

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involves the continous and discontinous synthesis in the leading and lagging strands by the DNA polymerase III

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Elongation stage (of replication)

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occurs when the two strands are already bound to each other. DNA polymerase I replaces primers, and DNA ligase seals the gaps.

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Termination of replication

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The cell has no 100%-accurate replication machinery. However, it has proofreading and mismatch repair mechanisms.

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are involved in the translation and transcription of genetic information in DNA

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Ribonucleic acids or RNAs

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Ribonucleic acids contains uracil instead of _.

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thymine

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process of converting the genetic information in DNA to synthesize mRNA

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Transcription

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three types of RNA

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messenger RNA (mRNA)
transfer RNA (tRNA)
ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

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is the enzyme responsible for synthesizing the complementary RNA called primary transcript

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RNA polymerase

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RNA polymerase is the enzyme responsible for synthesizing the complementary RNA called

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primary transcript

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Transcription starts at

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promoter region

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Transcription ends in

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terminator sequence

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Transcription starts at the promoter region and ends in the terminator sequence. The mRNA detaches to form a

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hairpin structure

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_ _ of the pre-mRNA involves splicing to remove introns and the addition of 5’ cap and 3’ poly-A tail

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Post-transcriptional modification

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Post-transcriptional modification of the pre-mRNA involves splicing to remove _ and the addition of 5’ cap and 3’ poly-A tail.

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introns

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Post-transcriptional modification of the pre-mRNA involves splicing to remove introns and the addition of 5’ _ and 3’ poly-A _.

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cap, tail

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involves the formation of the translation complex consisting of the mRNA, 70S ribosome, and the initiator tRNA

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Initiation of translation

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involves the cycle of entry into A site and exit through E site by the tRNAs

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Elongation of translation

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Elongation involves the cycle of entry into A site and exit through E site by the tRNAs. The _ _ elongates in this stage.

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polypeptide chain

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involves the recognition of one of the three stop codons (i.e., UAA, UAG, or UGA).

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Termination of translation

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three stop codons

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UAA
UAG
UGA