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Lec 0 Prereqs Flashcards

1
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What are the 2 roles of genetic material?

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  1. contain complex information (instructions for behaviour and function allow variation and must be stable)
  2. replicate faithfully
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2
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What is the central dogma?

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  • transcription (DNA to RNA)
  • translation (RNA to protein)
  • DNA replication
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3
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Describe how the central dogma for viruses is different?

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  • reverse transcription (RNA to DNA)

- RNA replication occurs

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4
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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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5
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What is a nucleic acid made of?

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  • 5 carbon sugar
  • phosphate group
  • nitrogenous bases
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6
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What are the 4 standard bases?

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  • adenine
  • guanine
  • thymine
  • cytosine
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7
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What shape is DNA?

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double helix

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8
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Where is DNA found in the cell?

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usually only in the nucleus

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9
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What does RNA stand for?

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  • ribonucleic acid
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10
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What nucleotide does it contain in place of Thymine?

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uracil

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11
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Describe RNA structure

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  • single stranded molecules

- some have secondary structure

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12
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Is RNA more or less stable than DNA?

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  • less
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13
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Where is RNA found in the cell?

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inside and outside the nucleus

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14
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Which bases are purines?

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adenine and guanine

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15
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Which bases are pyrimidines?

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cytosine, thymine and uracil

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16
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Nucleotides are connected by which carbon atoms on the sugar molecule?

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3rd and 5th carbon atoms

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17
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What are the two ends of a strand called?

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3 prime and 5 prime

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18
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Which bases pair with which?

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A-T and GC

19
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What are some types of RNA structures?

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  • hairpin
  • stacking
  • bulge
  • interior loop
  • multi look open
  • exterior loop
  • dangling nucleotide
  • terminating stem
  • coaxial interaction
20
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What are amino acids?

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building blocks of proteins

21
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Describe amino acid structure.

A

amine - side chain - carboxylic acid

22
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How many functional side chains are there?

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23ish

23
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How many standard side chains are there and what are the others called?

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20 + selenocysteine, pyrrolysine, and N-formylmethionine

24
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What are the 4 types of protein structures?

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  • primary structure (amino acid sequence)
  • secondary structure (alpha helix or beta sheet)
  • tertiary structure (3D structure)
  • quaternary structure (complex of protein molecules)
25
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How many genes are there in the human genome?

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24 000

26
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How can 24 000 genes give such a diversity of protein sequences?

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  • by alternative splicing of exons from the primary mRNA molecules
  • this results in different primary sequence of proteins
27
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Describe pituitary dwarfism in dogs.

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  • splicing mutation in LIM homeobox 3

- transcription factor essential for pituitary gland formation

28
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When is DNA replicated?

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  • Interphase

S = DNA replication

29
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What is DNA replication

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  • process of accurate copying chromosomal DNA
30
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Why is precise and accurate DNA replication necessary?

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  • to prevent genetic abnormalities which often lead to cell death or disease
31
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What are 3 types of DNA replication?

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  • theta replication (bacteria)
  • rolling circle replication (plasmids and bacteriophage)
  • linear replication (eukaryotes)
32
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Why are there multiple origins of initiation in linear replication?

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  • many parts can be replicated simultaneously so it is less time consuming
33
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What are the origins recognized by and what does it do?

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Origin recognition complex

- unwinds the DNA

34
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Why do the origins tend to be high AT?

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less hydrogen bonds than GC

35
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What molecules are involved in unwinding during DNA replication?

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  • helicase: break hydrogen bonds

- DNA gyrase - relaxes torque of upstream DNA

36
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How are nucleotides added during DNA replication?

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  • free floating dNTPs must be added to a free hydroxyl group
  • the new DNA is synthesized in 5’ to 3’
  • it is read from the template in 3’ to 5’
37
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What is the function of DNA polymerase alpha?

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  • initiation: primes activity
38
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What is the function of DNA polymerase gamma?

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  • lagging strand synthesis
39
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What is the function of DNA polymerase epsilon?

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  • leading strand synthesis
40
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Which DNA polymerase is the only one that does not have a 3’ to 5’ exonuclease?

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DNA polymerase alpha

41
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How often do mammalian polymerases make an error?

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once every ~100m basepairs

42
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What percentage of errors does proofreading correct?

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99%

43
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How are Okazaki fragments joined?

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  • RNase H removes the PCR primer from the adjacent Okazaki fragment
  • DNa Polalpha incorporates dNTP at the 3’ end of the 5’ fragment
  • DNA ligase 1 binds together the nucleotides

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