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Lecture 13: Biotechnology Flashcards

1
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genetic engineering

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in vitro techniques to alter genetic material from prokaryotes

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2
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where does biobrick assembly occur?

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test tube

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heterologous expression

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expressing a gene in a different host

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PCR

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rapid amplification in DNA sequence copies

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5
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thermocycler

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automated PCR machine

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Quantitative PCR

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amplifies RNA after conversion to DNA

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PCR steps

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  1. denaturation
  2. flanking/binding
  3. add DNA polymerase
  4. Heat & cool
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8
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reverse transcription PCR

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makes DNA from mRNA template

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9
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what does reverse transcription PCR do?

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produces intron free eukaryotic gene

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10
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what end is the primer added to in PCR?

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5’

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11
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Gel electrophoresis

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separates DNA based on size & charge

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12
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what electrode do nucleic acids migrate to?

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positive

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13
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what size of molecules move faster in gel electrophoresis

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small molecules

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14
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what does ethidium bromide do in gel electrophoresis?

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is used to visualize the DNA fragment bands

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15
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will the same DNA cut with different restriction enzymes have the same or different banding patterns?

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different

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16
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nucleic acid hybridization

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DNA / RNA from 2 diff sources form a hybrid double helix

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17
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nucleic acid probe

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segment of DNA strand that has a predetermined identity

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18
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southern blot

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DNA is in the gel & probe is RNA/DNA

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northern blot

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RNA is in the gel & the probe is DNA/RNA

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20
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synthetic DNA usage

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used for primers, probes & site directed mutagenesis

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21
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what is synthetic DNA made of

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oligonucleotides of 100 bases

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22
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molecular cloning

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movement of a gene from original source to small/manipulable genetic element

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what does molecular cloning result in?

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recombinant DNA

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recombinant DNA

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molecule containing DNA from different sources

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25
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what 4 enzymes are used for cloning?

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  1. restriction endonucleases
  2. DNA ligase
  3. reverse transcriptase
  4. DNA polymerase
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what does DNA ligase join together

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joins 5’ phosphate & 3’ OH of adjacent nucleotides

27
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DNA polymerase

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5’ to 3’ activity

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what do restriction endonucleases do

29
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where are restriction endonucleases more commonly found

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prokaryotes

30
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Type II restriction endonucleases

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cleaves DNA within sequence
- most useful
- palindrome

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Type I

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cuts DNA randomly & not within sequence

32
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Type III

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cleaves outside of sequences

33
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recombineering

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allows foreign DNA to be inserted into vectors/chromosome

34
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what was recombineering originally developed in?

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saccharomyces cerevisiae

35
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where do cloning vectors replicate

36
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why are plasmids used as cloning vectors?

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small size & they have selectable markers

37
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pUC19 uses

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insertional inactivation

38
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insertional inactivation

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lacZ is inactivated & B-galactosidase is not produced

39
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blue vs white colonies

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blue: vector is not inserted with foreign DNA
white: vector is inserted with foreign DNA

40
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PCR cloning vectors

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plasmids specifically for cloning DNA products made by taq

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where are shuttle vectors replicated & maintained

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replicate & be maintained in E. coli & yeast

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yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs)

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chromosomes that clone directly into yeast

43
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properties of a good host for cloning

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  1. non-pathogenic
  2. rapid growth
44
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electroporation

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electric pulse is applied to form pores

45
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microinjection

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gene gun inserts into cells

46
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expression vectors

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vectors that control expression of genes

47
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why are eukaryotic genes that contain introns easy to isolate?

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because of poly (A) tails

48
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fusion proteins

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join target & carrier proteins

49
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site directed mutagenesis

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introduces mutations at a precise location

50
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what can site directed mutagenesis be used for?

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assess amino acids activity in a protein

51
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where does site directed mutagenesis occur?

52
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how many base DNA oligonucleotides can be obtained through site directed mutagenesis

53
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cassette mutagenesis

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synthetic fragments that can change base pair changes

54
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gene disruption

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inserts cassettes in middle of a gene

55
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knockout mutation

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loss of function of a gene in which cassette is inserted

56
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reporter gene

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encodes protein easy to detect & assay

57
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example of a reporter gene

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green fluorescent proteins

58
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operon fusions

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signals are fused with transcriptional signals of another gene

59
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protein fusions

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2 proteins are fused & share same transcriptional & translational start/stop

60
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what do protein fusions yield?

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1 hybrid polypeptide

61
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genome editing

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uses CRIPSR from streptococcus pyogenes to alter eukaryotic genomes

BMSC 210 (16 decks)

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