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Key Area 3: Gene Expression Flashcards

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1
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What are genes?

A

DNA sequences that code for particular proteins

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What determines a cell’s phenotype?

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The proteins which are synthesised when the genes are expressed.

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What is translation?

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Amino acids come together at the ribosome where they form a polypeptide chain.

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What types of RNA are involved in transcription and translation?

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mRNA, tRNA and rRNA

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What is the transcription and translation of DNA sequences involved in?

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Gene expression

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How many strands are in RNA?

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One.

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What is RNA made from?

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Nucleotides

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What are the bases in RNA?

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Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, and Guanine.

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What is mRNA?

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Messenger RNA copies the code from the DNA and carries it to the ribosomes where they are joined together.

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What is tRNA?

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Transfer RNA is found in the cytoplasm and become attached to specific amino acids, bringing them to the ribosomes where they are joined together.

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What is rRNA

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Ribosomal RNA forms a complex with protein molecules to make the ribosome.

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What is transcription?

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The process which the DNA is used to produce an RNA moleule called a primary transcript.

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What are introns and exons?

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Human genes that have been divided into coding and non-coding elements. Introns are non coding and exons are coding.

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Are introns or exons more useful?

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exons

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Why are exons more useful?

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They are coding, so they carry the information needed for protein synthesis.

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What is the first stage of transcription?

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RNA polymerase moves along the DNA, unwinding the double helix

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What is the second stage of transcription?

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Hydrogen bonds between bases break, separating the two DNA strands.

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What is the third stage of transcription?

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Free RNA nucleotides bond with the complementary base pairs on the DNA

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What is the fourth stage of transcription?

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Hydrogen bonds form between complementary bases

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What is the fifth stage of transcription?

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Strong bonds form between the phosphate of one nucleotide and the ribose sugar of the adjacent nucleotides.

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What is RNA polymerase?

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An enzyme that moves along DNA unwinding the double helix and breaks the hydrogen bonds between bases.

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What enzyme synthesises a primary mRNA transcript from RNA nucleotides?

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RNA polymerase

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What does non-coding mean?

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A section of transcribed DNA which does not contain the information required to produce a protein

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What happens to the introns?

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They are removed from the primary mRNA transcript.

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What is RNA splicing?

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The removal of introns and splicing of exons.

26
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Is the order of exons changed during RNA splicing?

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No.

27
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What is the name given to modified mRNA after splicing?

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Mature mRNA Transcript.

28
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What happens to the mature mRNA transcript?

A

It passes out of the uncleus via a pore in the nuclear membrane, into the cytoplasm.

29
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What is translation?

A

The synthesis of a polypeptide chain using mRNA as the code for the amino acid sequence.

30
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What is involved in the translation of mRNA into a polypeptide at a ribosome?

A

tRNA

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Where does translation begin?

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At a start codon.

32
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Where does translation end?

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At a stop codon.

33
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What is the first stage of translation?

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A ribosome binds to the 5’ end of the mRNA template at the mRNA’s start codon.

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What is the second stage of translation?

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A tRNA molecule picks up its appropriate amino acid from the cytoplasm.

35
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What is the third stage of translation?

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The tRNA carries the amino acid to the ribosome and becomes attached by hydrogen bonds between its anticodon and the start codon

36
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What is the fourth stage of translation?

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Another amino acid will then be brought to the ribosome by tRNA.

37
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What is the fifth stage of translation?

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When the first two amino acid molecules are next to each other they join by a peptide bond.

38
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What is the sixth stage of translation?

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The process is repeated many times, thus translating the mRNA into a complete polypeptide chain.

39
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What is the seventh stage of translation?

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When a stop codon is reached, the ribosome releases the polypeptide.

40
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What provides the energy for translation?

A

ATP

41
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Where is tRNA found?

A

The cytoplasm

42
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What are the 2 significant sides of tRNA?

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The anticodon and the attachment site

43
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What is an anticodon?

A

A triplet of bases at one end of the tRNA.

44
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What does an anticodon correspond to?

A

A particular amino acid, carried by the tRNA at its attachment site.

45
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What does the anticodon form weak hydrogen bonds with?

A

the corresponding codon on the mRNA.

46
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How do anticodons bond to codons?

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By complimentary base pairing

47
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What do anticodons do with codons when they have bonded?

A

Translate the genetic code into a sequence of amino acids.

48
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What joins amino acids after anticodons bond to codons?

A

Peptide bonds

49
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What happens after the polypeptide is formed?

A

Each tRNA leaves the ribosome.

50
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Can different proteins be expressed from one gene?

A

Yes.

51
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Can different mature mRNA transcripts be produced from the same primary transcript?

A

Yes, depending on which exons are retained.

52
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What can be included or excluded from the mature mRNA transcript?

A

Different exons of a gene.

53
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What links amino acids to form polypeptides?

A

Peptide bonds

54
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How does a polypeptide chain form the 3-dimentional shape of a protein?

A

They fold.

55
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What holds a protein together?

A

Hydrogen bonds and other interactions between other individual amino acids.

56
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What determines the functions of proteins?

A

Their shape

57
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What determines the phenotype?

A

the proteins produced as a result of gene expression. Also environmental factors.

58
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Where can proteins be found?

A

Connective tissue, bone and muscle.

59
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What are the roles of proteins?

A

To act as enzymes, structural proteins, hormones, and antibodies.

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