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Genetics Flashcards

1
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What direction is DNA replicated in?

A

5’ to 3’

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2
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What phase of the cell cycle does DNA get replicated?

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S phase

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3
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What is the amount of protein produced determined by?

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  • rate of transcription
  • rate of splicing to mRNA
  • rate of processing of polypeptide
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4
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What is a polymorphism?

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a variation in the human genome with population frequency of greater than 1% or any variation that doesn’t cause disease but may predispose to a common disease

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5
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How many chromosomes does the normal human have?

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46 including sex

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6
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What is the arm of a chromosome called?

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telomere

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7
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What is an acrocentric chromosome?

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a chromosome with one very short arm

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8
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What is unbalanced chromosome rearrangement?

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there is an extra or missing chromosome

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9
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What is anueploidy?

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a whole or extra missing chromosome

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10
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What is translocation?

A

rearrangement of chromosomes

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11
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What is Down syndrome caused by?

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third copy of chromosome 21

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12
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What is a Robertsonian translocation?

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two acrocentric chromosomes stuck end to end

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13
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What is Edwards syndrome?

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an extra chromosome 18

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14
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Why is X chromosome aneuploidy sometimes not as bad?

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due to X inactivation

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15
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What are the results of a large or a small translocation of DNA?

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  • large results in miscarriage

- small results in large child malformations

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16
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What is aCGH?

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first line test which finds polymorphisms but doesn’t detect balanced arrangements

17
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What is FISH used for?

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to identify DNA segements

18
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What is mosaicism?

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being composed of cells of two genetically different types so there is two genetic makeups

19
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What can somatic mosaicism contribute to?

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for a chromosome abnormality it can contribute to cancer

20
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How are individual DNA sequences analysed?

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PCR and sequencing

21
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What is next generation sequencing good for?

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large scale cheap sequencing for a whole genome or exome

22
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What is the non-coding part of DNA involved in?

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regulation of genes
spaces genes out
insulates genes from promoters

23
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What is c. for?

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complementary or coding so effects the mRNA

24
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What is p. for?

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protein so affects the peptide chain

25
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What does a change in the promoter or spice sequence do?

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stops transcription or causes abnormal splicing

26
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What is penetrance?

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likelihood of having the disease if you have a mutation

27
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What are Mendelian disorders?

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segregate in families according to Mendel’s law

28
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Why do females show some characteristics of X linked disease?

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X inactivation

29
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What type of disease is cancer?

A

a disease of mosaicism caused by post-zygotic mutations

30
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What are the characteristics that cell acquire on the way to becoming cancerous?

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  • proliferation
  • evading immune response
  • acquiring vascular supply
  • avoiding apoptosis
  • metastasis
31
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What are driver mutations?

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drive carcinogenesis

32
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What are passenger mutations?

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incidental mutations that happen because the tumour is unstable

33
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What is DNA methylation?

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adding a methyl to a cytosine base leading to repression of transcription

34
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What can methylation cause in cancer?

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gene silencing

35
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Why is the methylation of cytosine a problem?

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it is then one deamination away from being a thymine which could be a series mutation

36
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What are the characteristics of cancer determined by?

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its driver mutations not by its tissue of origin

37
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What things can a gene be activated by?

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  • duplication
  • activation of gene promoter
  • change in amino acid sequence
38
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How can cancer be analysed?

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by genetic sequence or by light microscpoy

39
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What are the features of predisposition to cancer?

A

it is monogenic or multifactorial

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