Lecture 3 Flashcards

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How are errors in DNA repaired during replication?

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-can be repaired on spot, DNA polymerase III can go backwards and cut the incorrect bases (exonuclease) function the proteins of the replication complex excise the incorrect nucleotides -some people don’t have this ability exoderma (the huge growths on skin etc.)

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How are errors in DNA repaired after replication?

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mismatch repair:- when misread in replication or paired wrongly -mismatch repair proteins excise the wrong sequence plus some adjacent nucleotides, DNA polymerase I adds the correct nucleotides and ligase repairs the nicks. -if environmental damage to the sequence- enzymes can repair it in the same way excision repair: damage response -a nucleotide in DNA is damaged -the excision repair proteins excise the damaged nucleotide and some adjacent ones -DNA polymerase I adds correct nucleotides by 5’- 3’replication of the short strand

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Describe PCR!

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-add DNA sequence to be amplified, 4 deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (carrying the bases), deoxyribose, enzyme and 2 primers complementary to 3’ends of both strands -heat up to 95 C to separate DNA strands (hydrogen bonds break) -cool down to 60-65 C then the primers bind need to know the end of the added sequence so you can design the primer(must be complementary to the end sequence)-need primer for the lagging strand -can amplify regions of up to 2000 bases (2kb) -so sensitive you can use primers with the whole human genome and amplify a specific sequence -sequence of DNA can be amplified millions of times after several cycles of PCR

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Why is the temperature in PCR an issue?

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Normally enzymes in DNA replication denature at 37 C. So here an enzyme from a bacterium living in hot springs is added Taq polymerase (type of DNA polymerase III of bacterium Thermus aquaticus) this adds the bases to the template DNA

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Is chromosome number constant during organism’s lifetime?

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-yes

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What is aneuploidy?

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extra chromosomes but not a set! -Eg. trisomy 2N+1, monosomy 2N-1 -happens in meiosis, non-disjunction at Anaphase I or Anaphase II (or both)

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What is klinefelter syndrome?

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XXY -all males sort of… -extra chromosome X (bad, some genes 3x-messes it up) -varying severity of retardation -many die before the age of 5 (usually heart failure) -the ones who survive, in their 40s- Alzheimer like disease (get amyloid deposits in brain as chromosome 21 is an amyloid precursor) -enlarged tongue -males: enlarged breasts, small penis, slow learner, infertile

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What is euploidy?

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extra sets (adding or taking sets), polyploidy, triploidy 3N, tetraploid 4N -can tolerate more sex chromosomes but not autosomes -polyploidy(more than 2 sets) often in agriculture -triploid bananas (3N) tetraploid grapes (4N) – reproduce vegetatively -triploid: three of each type of chromosome, humans- 69 3N- odd numbers of polyploidy usually result in death

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What are the effects of polyploidy in some animals?

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: reproduction is then parthenogenic (without fertilization) - lizards, salamanders - triploid oysters do not spawn (spawning females unpalatable)

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What is the effect of triploidy in humans?

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human triploidy leads to death in-utero or soon after birth, not uncommon, very common cause of miscarriages (especially older mothers)

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What are the 5 ways of preventing human aneuploidy that are used in pregnancy?

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-pre-implantation diagnosis -ultrasound -triple test of maternal blood -chorionic villus sampling -amniocentesis

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What is pre-implantation diagnosis (PID)?

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when IVF treatment : take out a single totipotent cell from an embryo before implantation

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What is ultrasound?

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8-10 weeks and second at 20 weeks that can pick up gross abnormalities and then further testing

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What is the triple test of maternal blood?

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measures 3 compounds(eg. protein= indication of open spinal chord, skull) which give an indication of possible abnormalities (around the time of first ultrasound)

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What is chorionic villus sampling?

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10- 12 weeks, chorion is a tissue that has the same genetic make up as the fetus, more invasive, guided by ultrasound

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What is amniocentesis?

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later, withdrawing fluid, need 30ml, 14-16 weeks-then enough fluid, guided by ultrasound, if termination at this stage- have to get through labour, get DNA, karyotype

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What is a karyotype?

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sorted chromosomes

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What is a karyogram?

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a drawing of chromosomes with banding shown

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What is an autosome?

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most chromosomes, -not involved in determining the sex of an organism

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What is a sex chromosome?

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a chromsome involved in determining the sex of an organism

21
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What are alleles?

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alternative forms of genes, arise as a result of mutation -after DNA replication the alleles on a gene are identical - homologous chromosomes have the same genes but may have different alleles

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What are the rules for naming alleles?

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-usually letters of mutations= allele letters -humans, letters in capitals

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What are non-sister chromatids?

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-when one from mother one from father, not held by centromere

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What is a wild type allele?

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most frequently occurring allele in a population (not used in humans)

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What is a mutant type allele?

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  • the less frequently occurring allele
26
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What is the gene locus?

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position of the gene on the chromosome

27
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What is a homologous chromosome?

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28
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Describe what happens in a monohybrid cross with complete dominance (1 gene, 2 alleles).

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