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Intro To Molecular Diagnostics Flashcards

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1
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What is the central dogma of molecular biology?

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DNA making RNA and RNA making proteins

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An individual’s coded genetic information is hardwired into what?

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DNA

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What is the coded genetic information hardwired into DNA transcribed into?

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Individual transportable pieces of messenger RNA

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What synthesis does mRNA direct?

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The synthesis of a particular protein based on the code it contains from transcribed genetic material

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an individual.

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Another way of saying genetic makeup

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Primary nucleotide sequence

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7
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How many alleles if a gene are they! What are their sources?

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Two. One from mother and ine from father

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What do you understand by phenotype?

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Phenotype is the expressed physical characteristics of a gene product and its biological function

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9
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What determines one’s phenotype?

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Their genotype

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10
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Do alterations in genotype change phenotype?

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They may or may not

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What is DNA?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid that contains genetic material

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12
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What is the structure of a DNA?

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A DNA is a polymer of nucleotides

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13
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What does a nucleotide consist of?

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Deoxyribose sugar
Phosphate residual
Nitrogenous base

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14
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What nitrogenous bases are seen in DNA?

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A - Adenine
G - Guanine
T - Thymine
C - Cytosine

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15
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Identify the two bonds a DNA polymer is assembled by?

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Intra-strand phosphodiester bond

Interstrand hydrogen bond

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What is the purpose of intra-strand phosphodiester bond in assembling DNA polymers?

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It links the 5’ phosphate group of one nucleotide with the 3’ hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide creating the DNA polymers sugar phosphate backbone

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17
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What bond is responsible for the sugar phosphate backbone of a DNA polymer?

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Intra strand phosphodiester bond

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18
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What is the purpose of interstrand hydrogen bonds in assembling DNA polymer?

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It gives DNA it’s helical conformation by joining A to T bases with 2 hydrogen bonds and G to C bases with 3 hydrogen bonds

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19
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How is RNA different in structure from DNA?

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  • RNA has ribose sugar structure

- Exists in a single strand folded into complicated 3-D structure for function and integrity

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20
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What are the nitrogenous bases seen in RNA?

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A - Adenine
U - Uracil
C - Cytosine
G - Guanine

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How does RNA differ from DNA in terms of nitrogenous bases?

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DNA has thymine that RNA doesn’t and RNA has uracil that DNA doesn’t.

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22
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How many pairs of chromosomes are there?

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23 pairs, 46 chromosomes in total.

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23
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With the help of what are chromosomes highly condensed?

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With the help of associated structural proteins, mainly histones.

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24
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What is chromatin?

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Nuclear DNA in conjugation with associated structural proteins

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25
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Define a nucleosome.

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The basic level of chromatin organization called beads on a string

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26
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In what phase are chromosomes in their most compact state?

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Metaphase

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27
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How should DNA be during replication and gene transcription?

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Unpacked

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28
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What are the 3 purposes of chromatin?

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  • Fit long strands of DNA in nucleus
  • Protect delicate DNA from damage
  • Inactivation of genes
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29
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Is DNA replication conservative?

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No, semi conservative

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30
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What does is the semi-conservative feature of DNA replication?

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Each new dsDNA consists of 1 parent strand (template) and 1 daughter strand (new)

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31
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DNA replication is coordinated by?

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Several DNA-binding proteins and emzymes

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32
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What enzyme separates the two strands of DNA?

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Helicase

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33
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What is the function of the helicase?

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Seperating the two strands of DNA

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34
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What enzyme participates in the underwinding of DNA?

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Topoisomerase

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35
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What is the function of topoisomerase in DNA replication?

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It underwinds DNA

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36
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How does ss-binding proteins help in DNA replication?

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By preventing reannealing of ssDNA

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37
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What protein prevents reannealing of ssDNA?

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Single stranded binding protein

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38
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What is DNA polymerase?

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It is the enzyme that synthesizes nucleotides and links them based on template strands

39
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What is the rate at which DNA polymerase synthesizes nucleotides linking them based on template strands?

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1000/s

40
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What is the primase in DNA replication?

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The enzyme on lagging strand that synthesizes a starting nucleotide primer for Okazaki fragments

41
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DNA polymerase only synthesizes DNA from what prime ends?

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5’ to 3’

42
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From what end to what end is the lagging strand?

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3’ to 5’

43
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In the lagging strand, how can DNA be synthesized since it is from 3’ to 5’ and DNA polymerase synthesizes from 5’ to 3’?

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DNA must be synthesized discontinuously in short segments

44
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What is the function of the ligase?

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Enzyme on lagging strand linking Okazaki fragments together

45
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What the most important feature in DNA replication?

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Integrity

46
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What are mutations in DNA replication?

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Mutations are errors in nucleotide formation.

47
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What property does DNA polymerase have that helps counteract the mutations that happen in replication?

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Exonuclease activity

48
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What does the exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase achieve?

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  • Recognizes and cuts out wrong nucleotide. (Proof-reading)
49
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How are mutations reduced after proof reading function of DNA polymerase?

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One nucleotide error happens every 10^5 nucleotide incorporated, but with proof reading of DNA polymerase, one error happens per 10^9/10 nucleotides replicated

50
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How many errors are seen per cycle after proof reading?

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0.3 to 3

51
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Why are mutations dangerous?

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Mutations of important genes like GI,or surprises or genes or proto-oncogenes may lead to cancer

52
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What cells are prone to grow cancer? And why?

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Cells with increased exposure to carcinogens. They have a high turnover rate, so more cell cycles and more chance for errors to happen

53
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What is PCR?

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Polymerase chain reaction. An artificial replication technique that is fast and inexpensive used to copy and amplify specific DNA fragments

54
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This fast and inexpensive technique is used to copy and amplify specific DNA fragments.

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PCR

55
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What are the components in PCR system?

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DNA polymerase
Primers
dNTPs

56
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What component of the PCR systems makes it require high levels of heat to function?

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DNA polymerase which is heat resistant

57
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What are primers in PCR and what is their use?

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Short, manufactured single strings of nucleotides used to define a specific DNA segment for amplification

58
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What is the use of dNTPs?

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Nucleotide building blocks used to synthesize new DNA

59
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How many cycles does the PCR system have? How many steps?

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30-40 cycles. 3 steps

60
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Describe the three steps in PCR?

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Denaturation: separating double strand at high temp (94-98)
Annealing: primers binding to single strand template (50-65)
Extension: DNA polymerase makes new DNA strands (70-80)

61
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What is the end product of PCR?

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Large amount f specific DNA fragments of target

62
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What is the difference between DNA and protein that calls for transcription?

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DNA stored genetic information but protein carries out the function

63
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How is RNA necessary for transcription?

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RNA is a necessary intermediate messenger carrying specific instructions to the factories that synthesize proteins

64
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Define transcription.

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Transcription is the provess of transferring sequence information from DNA to RNA

65
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How is transcription initiated?

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Transcription starts by binding transcription factors to promoter regions

66
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What are promotors?

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Regulatory region of a gene where transcriptional factors bind to activate gene transcription

67
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What is the regulatory region of a gene where transcription factors bind to activate gene transcription?

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Promoter region

68
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What are transcription factors?

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Series of protein cofactors that bind to promotors and RNA polymerase II and start transcription from DNA to mRNA

69
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What is the difference between an exon and intron?

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An exon is the coding region of a gene that contributes to AA sequence while an intron is the no coding sequence between exams of a gene

70
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What is the expressed sequence of a gene

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Exon

71
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What is the intervening sequence of a gene?

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Intron

72
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The 5’ end of RNA is modified with what!

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A protective cap

73
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What does the cap do aside replacing the 5’ end of RNA?

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Initiates recognition and protein synthesis later on

74
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The 3’ end of RNA is modified by addition of what?

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Multiple adenine bases. Poly (A) tail

75
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What is the necessity of the poly (A) tail I’m mRNA transcripts?

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Translation and protecting mRNA from degradation

76
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What us RNA slicing?

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This is the process of converting a newly transcribed RNA (pre mRNA) into a mature mRNA

77
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In what process are intron sequences sequences removed and exon sequences connected together?

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RNA splicing

78
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What does a mature RNA consist of?

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5’ cap
3’ poly (A) tail
Spliced sequence

79
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What is translation?

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It is the process in which mRNA sequences direct the amino acid sequences to synthesize proteins

80
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Where does translation take place?

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On ribosomes (rRNA) using tRNA to match mRNA

81
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A codon is a how many nucleotide sequence?

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3 nucleotide sequence a

82
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Each amino acids have how many codons!

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At least one

83
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What is the initial codon where protein synthesis begins?

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AUG

84
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Identify the stop codons

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UGA
UAG
UAA

85
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Specific amino acids are delivered to mRNA by

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tRNA

86
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What are genetic events related to?

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Changes in actual DNA sequences

87
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Identify some genetic events

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Gene mutation
Translocation
Deletions etc

88
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Epigenetic events are related to what?

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Processes that don’t alter DNA sequences but still have effects in gene function

89
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What is the difference between genetic and epigenetic events?

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In genetic events, there’s actual change in DNA sequence but in epigenetic events, processes alter gene function without a,tearing DNA sequence

90
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List some epigenetic events

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DNA methylation
Histone modification
ncRNA regulation (non-coding RNA)
Chromatin remodeling

91
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These events affect the access to genetic code without affecting genetic code itself

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Epigenetic events

92
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What is DNA methylation?

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A biological process by which methyl groups are added to a DNA molecule by binding it to cytosine

93
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How does DNA methylation inhibit transcription?

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Methylated cytosine prevents binding of RNA polymerase II to get access to DNA sequence

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