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Sex linked recessive :

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color blind, hemophilia, muscular dystrophy

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autosomal dominant disease

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huntington’s

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Autosomal dominant tipoff

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affected individual has affected parent.

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’failure of penetrance’

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dominant gene does not express. often happens with syndactyly in parents and then it expresses in child

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X-linked dominant example

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CGH- hypertrichosis- lots of extra hair on your face- expresses in all the females.

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  • Characteristic feature of x-linked recessive; expressed more frequently in boys b/c they are____ meaning that _____
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hemizygous. if they had a copy of the bad gene, it is not masked by Y, always expressed

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atavistic trait

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ancestral trait. ex: hair on face, tails

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only possibly Y-linked trait

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hairy ears.

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If more males in a pedigree, the gene inheritance pattern is probably ___ , and recessive. More females- probably ___. Same: probably autosomal

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sex-linked

x-linked dominant

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if individuals do NOT have affected parents, disease is :

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Autosomal recessive

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Linked genes

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on the same chromosomes. Linkage group: all these genes located on the same chromosomes. affected in crossing over.

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phenylketonuria:

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missing the enzyme that normally converts phenylalanine to tyrosine- > autosomal recessive disorder -> damage to developing brain-> metabolites spill over into urine. Infants severely mentally retarded ,often die. If you catch it early enough , put them on a phenylalanine free diet, they develop normally. After their brain finishes developing as an adult, they can eat anything. all newborns in the US are screened for PKU.

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Achondroplastic dwarfism

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  • achondroplastic dwarfism is dominant and the most common types of dwarfism.
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Primordial dwarfism

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7 lb woman

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give examples of common dominant genetic traits you’ll see around the classroom

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  • Widow’s peak: dominant
  • Freckles: dominant
  • Dimples: dominant
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  • Brachydactyly:
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short stubby fingers + intellectual challenges. Autosomal dominant

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Polydactyly:

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more than 5 fingers. Classic 6th finger pointing off of pinky.

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Marfan syndrome

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connective tissue problem. Causes problems with collagen deposits in cells, connective tissue in aorta wall. If you have it, aorta will become really stretched out, so sometimes the walls of your aorta burst unexpectedly.

People normally tall, thin, super long fingers.

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When genes are found on different chromosomes or far apart on the same chromosome, they assort independently and are said to be ___

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unlinked

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When genes are close together on the same chromosome, they are said to be linked. That means that:

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the alleles, or gene versions, already together on one chromosome will be inherited as a unit more frequently than not.

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how can recombination frequency be useful to us?

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shows us if genes are linked

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linkage maps

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show the order and relative distances of the genes on the chromosome.

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When genes are linked, genetic crosses involving those genes will lead to:

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ratios of gametes (egg and sperm) and offspring types that are not what we’d predict from Mendel’s law of independent assortment.

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When genes are on the same chromosome but very far apart, they assort independently due to

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crossing over (homologous recombination).

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what exactly does the linkage mean during crossing over?

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Instead of assorting independently, the genes tend to “stick together” during meiosis.

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Recombinant

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new formation of genes that was not present in the original parents

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Parental type

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combinations of genes that are identical to what one of the parents were

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Why are the recombinant gamete types rare?

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crossovers between two genes that are close together are not very common

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which will happen more frequently: crossovers between genes close together or spaced further apart?

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further apart

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T/F: recombination frequency is a direct measure of distane apt on the gene

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false. we can say that a pair of genes with a larger recombination frequency are likely farther apart, while a pair with a smaller recombination frequency are likely closer together together.

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at what recombination frequency can we say genes are not linked?

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50%

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32
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does protein carry any genetic information?

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no- only DNA does

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what experiment was Acetabularia?

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exchanged caps between individuals from two species, A. mediterranea and A. crenulata.

After the exchange, each transplanted cap gradually changed from its original form to the form typical for the species of the base it was now attached to. This showed that the nucleus controlled the form of the cap.

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Griffith-Avery experiment

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  1. 2 types of bacteria. One ‘s’ strain kills mice. R strain does not.
    1. Took some S strain, heat it up and kill it- mice live.
    2. Some heat killed smooth ones + rough ones: mice die! Some factor that comes from the heat killed ones and transforms the R’s into S’s.
    3. Griffith coined the term ‘the transforming factor.’ Some bacteria can take up naked DNA (transformation in bacteria!)
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Avery, MacLeod & McCarty

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took cultures of heat-killed S cells and progressively purified the transforming principle by washing away, separating out, or enzymatically destroying the other cellular components.

hypothesis: genetic material of cell is either protein or DNA
conclusion: transformation requires DNA therefore it is genetic material of cell

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Hershey and Chase experiment

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used bacteriophage, or viruses that attack bacteria, inject cells.

  • S35 to label proteins (only found in meth, cysteine)
  • P32 Phosphorous to label DNA (only found in DNA)

concluded that DNA, not protein, was injected into host cells- only see phosphorus in pellet- and made up the genetic material of the phage.

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to which end of DNA is the new strand added?

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Nucleotides ALWAYS ADDED AT 3’ end of original strand

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T/F: eukaryotes have more than one replication origin?

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True

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draw a replication DNA strand. label ends and bubble.

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leading strand 5’- 3’

lagging strand 3’-5’

2 bidirectional ORI’s at replication fork

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how did the 2nd avery validate the work of griffith avery?

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proved that the transforming factor = DNA

41
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what happens in S phase?

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synthesizing strands of dna, bidirectionally. eventually these bubbles fuse and separate giving u 2 new strands

42
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are dna visible in s phase

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no! only in prophase

43
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Semi conservative model

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each parental strand becomes a new strand

44
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Meselson + Stahl experiment to prove semi conservative

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incorporate heavy nitrogen into DNA. use cesium chloride to create a density gradient, and centrifuge. know that light DNA will float on top (Cs on bottom) , ‘intermediate’ DNA floats in middle, pure heavy DNA sinks to bottom . F1 generation floats in middle- proves 1 heavy strand 1 light strand DNA aka semiconservative

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Replication origin- how does this initiate the process of replication?

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A specific DNA sequence (usually rich in ?) which is recognized by proteins involved in initiating DNA replication

Typically, this process begins with the binding of an “initiator” protein to a specific DNA sequence or “replicator.” In response to the appropriate cellular signals, the initiator directs a local unwinding of the DNA double helix and recruits additional factors to initiate the process of DNA replication

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Replicon:

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The length of DNA replicated from a single origin

47
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DNA Polymerase

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enzymes that create DNA molecules by assembling nucleotides, the building blocks of DNA. These enzymes are essential to DNA replication and usually work in pairs to create two identical DNA strands from one original DNA molecule.

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what 4 things do dna polymerases require?

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    1. Unpaired base in DNA template strand
    1. Free 3’ end on growing strand – i.e. a “primer”
    1. A deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dCTP)
    1. Mg++ ions
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deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate’

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nucleotide precursor

50
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where do you obtain the energy to assemble DNA for dna polymerase to use?

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2 Phosphates in double form: pyrophosphate. Tends to fall apart into 2 inorganic phosphates. Helps to keep equilibrium constant further to synthesis side of the equation. High energy linkage between 2 phosphates at 3’ end of primer strand is what is used to make rxn happen.

51
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Describe DNA polymerase enzyme proofreading activity

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proofreads 3’->5’ :

  • if DNA messes up and polymerase adds an incorrect nucleotide, cuts it out throws it away and tries again. ‘high fidelity’ aka hardly makes any mistakes.
  • ‘3-5’ exonuclease’
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what are the 2 separate domains of DNA polymerase

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  • Polymerization domain
  • Editing domain

recall that domains are functional regions

53
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how is the DNA helix opened to begin replication?

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initiator proteins

54
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Genes D, E, F, and G are located on the same chromosome. The distances between the genes are below:

Relationship Map Unit Distance

G - D 11

G - E 7

G - F 22

E - F 15

D - E 4

What is the order of the genes on the chromosome?

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GEDF

55
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pseudoautosomal regions

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area of Y chromosome that recombines

56
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adrenal hyperplasia

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cortisol synthesis defect .

Symptoms in infants may include ambiguous genitalia in girls and an enlarged penis in boys.

57
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Turner syndrome

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XO in females

58
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Gart gene

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leads to high level of blood purines, many think this can cause mental retardation esp in down syndrome

59
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aneuploidy

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excess of multiple chromosomes

60
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non-disjunction

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chromosomes fail 2 separate during meiosis. if sex chromosomes, could have huge results (sex chromes have thousands of genes) - kid often dies

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non-disjunction on autosome examples

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down syndrome, patav syndrome. still born, huge defects

62
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triploid

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3 copies of ALL genes

63
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non disjunction in sex chromosomes leads to what diseases?

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XO (turners) XXX, XYY, XXY (klinefleter)

64
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give an example of a deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate group

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  • : dCTP, dATP, dGTP, dTTP
65
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what does the dehydration synthesis on the DNA polymerase with the incoming phosphate group?

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the free 3’ hydroxyl group

66
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describe lagging strand synthesis

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lagging strand runs 3’ to 5’; because of this, DNA polymerase requires there to be an RNA primer so it has a 3’ end to hook onto. it builds slower and has okazaki fragments

67
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what does it mean when we say DNA polymerase III cannot start de novo?

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cant start putting in bases if there’s no 3’ end to hook it to.

68
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how does the DNA keep building when faced with lagging strand

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  1. enzye DNA primase creates RNA primer in 5’-3’ direction
  2. DNA polymerase adds to new RNA primer to start new okazaki fragment.
  3. DNA polymerase finishes fragment, old RNA primer erased and replaced by DNA.
  4. 2 new pieces of DNA Sealed together by DNA ligase
69
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Okazaki fragments:

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DNA strands with little bits of RNA attached to them

70
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average length of okazaki fragments

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5 nucleotides long

71
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Initiator Proteins

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Initiator proteins recognize origin sites and pulls the DNA strands apart to start the process of replication

72
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DNA helicase

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unzips genes

73
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how long of a gap do you need on the parent strand to initiate replication?

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a gap of 3,000 nucleotides

74
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dna polymerase I

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sees the rna and edits out the RNA . chews off and extends the end of the last piece of DNA, runs it to the new piece of DNA

75
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DNA ligase

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seals the gap between DNA strands during synthesis of new strand via lagging strand mechanism

76
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Dna primase

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synthesizes RNA primer

77
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  • “leading strand is extending the ___, lagging strand extends itself by ____’
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3’ end, okazaki fragments

78
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  • DNA gyrase
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relieves torque. aka, untangles things

79
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T/F: humans have exactly the same enzymes as bacteria

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true! serves as additional evidence of common ancestor

80
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Telomere end replication:

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Telomerase enzyme uses its RNA as a template to prime the synthesis of DNA back in the other direction. It adds additional repeating units to the template strand . Then, the DNA synthesis (using RNA primer) completes the lagging strand.

81
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where would you expect to see telomerase

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  • Happens a lot in stem cells
  • Not every cell has telomerase enzyme.
82
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why can telomerase enzymes be considered a form of reverse transcriptase?

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telomerase enzyme mirrors a dNA polymerase except that it uses rna as a template. its essentially the exact way dna forms RNA, just going in the reverse

83
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Reverse transcriptase:

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  • A DNA polymerase that uses RNA as a template.
84
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ex of reverse transcriptase

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HIV virus:

  • Virus enters into cell. Protein envelope falls off. Genomic material comes out (inside cell).
  • polymerase copies the RNA sequence into a dna and then back the other way, to make a double stranded DNA out of the original RNA.
  • Then that DNA it just copied gets inserted into genomic DNA of host cell, copied into RNA, makes proteins, makes new viruses- turns cell into virus production factory.
85
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why is reverse transcriptase rare and unique

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usually we go from DNA -> RNA, as DNA is more stable

86
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normal flow of information in genetic material going to proteins:

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  • normal flow of info: DNA -> rna-> protein
87
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transcription

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copy info from DNA into an RNA copy. DNA is the master copy, RNA is ‘working copy

88
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transcription vs translation

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  • Translation produces the proteins.
  • Transcription produces RNA.
89
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Messenger RNA

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codes for protein- brings the message of what sequence is needed

90
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Ribosomal rna

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rRNA. help make up ribosomes. Come in various sizes- always a big one and a small one. 16S, 23S are the sizes in prokaryotes, and 18S, 28S in eukaryotes .

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Transfer RNA:

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Carries amino acids over to ribosomes when preparing to make proteins

92
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how do prokaryotes differ in their varieties of rna?

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use a single type of RNA polymerase to transcribe all types of RNA’s

93
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Transcription

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a segment of DNA is copied into RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase

94
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RNA polymerase vs DNA polymerase : 5 differences

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RNA polymerase: no primer required, . NTP’s instead of deoxyntp’s. DNA is template instead of RNA. no helicase (unzips itself.) no editing function.

95
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name some factors that cause allelic frequencies to change

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non random mating. random gentic drift. migration. artificial selection (environement changes). mutation

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