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1
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What three things does DNA replication requires?

A
  1. something to copy (parental DNA molecule)
  2. Something to do the copying (enzymes)
  3. Building blocks to make copy (nucleotide triphosphates)
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2
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What are the three stages of DNA replication?

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  1. Initiation- replication begins
  2. Elongation- new strands of DNA are synthesized by DNA polymerase
  3. Termination-replication is terminated
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3
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DNA polymerases match existing DNA bases with______ ________ and links them, that is build new DNA strands

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complementary nucleotides

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4
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What are three features of DNA polymerase?

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  1. add new bases to 3’ end of existing strands
  2. synthesize in 5’ to 3’ direction
  3. require a primer of RNA
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5
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______ is used as model system for understanding universal attributes of replication

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E.coli

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6
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What are four characteristics of E.Coli in correlation with Prokaryotic replication?

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1.singular circular molecule of DNA
2.Replication begins at the origin of replication
3.Proceeds in both directions around the chromosome
4. replicon-DNA controlled by an origin

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7
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In prokaryotes, replication is _______ from a unique origin

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bidirectional

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8
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What are the three DNA polymerases in E.coli?

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  1. DNA polymerase I (Pol I)
  2. DNA polymerase II (Pol II)
  3. DNA polymerase III (Pol III)
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9
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What pol is the main replication enzyme?

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Pol III

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10
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What pol is involved in DNA repair processes?

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Pol II

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11
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What Pol acts on lagging strand to remove primers and replace them with DNA?

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pol I

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12
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All three of the polymerase have 3’ to 5’ _____ activity

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exonuclease

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13
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What does exonuclease activity serve as?

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proofreading

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14
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What pol has 5’ to 3’ exonuclease activity when removing RNA primers?

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Pol I

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15
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T or F: some polymerase molecules can remove nucleotides, acting as nucleases

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True

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16
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What does it mean to be endonuclease?

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cut DNA internally

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17
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What does it mean if polymerases are exonucleases?

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it removes nucleotides from end of DNA

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18
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What enzyme unwinds DNA by using energy from ATP?

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Helicase

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19
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What protein coats strands to keep them apart?

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Single-strand-binding proteins

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20
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Unwinding of DNA introduces _____ ____ in the molecule that can lead to additional twisting of the helix

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torsional strain

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21
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What is additional twisting of the helix called?

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supercoiling

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22
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What enzymes prevent supercoiling?

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topoisomerases

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23
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What is the topoisomerase involved in DNA replication that relieves the torsional strain?

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DNA gyrase

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24
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T or F: Replication is semi discontinuous

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True

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25
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T or F: DNA polymerase can only synthesize in the 5’ to 3 direction

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True

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26
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Antiparallel nature of DNA means new DNA strands must be synthesized in ____ directions

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opposite

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27
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What strand is synthesized continuously from an initial primer?

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Leading strand

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28
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What strand is synthesized discontinuously with multiple priming events?

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lagging strand

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29
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DNA fragments on the lagging strand are called _____ _____

A

Okazaki fragments

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30
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T or F: synthesis occurs at the replication fork?

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True

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31
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What is the partial opening of helix formed where double stranded DNA is being unwound called?

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RepliCatIon fork

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32
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___ will be removed and replaced with DNA later

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RNA

33
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Does the leading-strand synthesis have multiple priming events?

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No

34
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The leading strand is extended by what Pol?

A

Pol III

35
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What is processivity?

A

the ability of a polymerase to stay attached to

36
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What subunits form the sliding clamp to keep DNA Pol III attached to DNA?

A

beta

37
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T or F: Lagging-strand synthesis does not require additional enzymes

A

False

38
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What type of synthesis is the lagging-strand?

A

discontinuous

39
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What enzymes are involved in lagging-strand synthesis?

A
  1. DNA Pol III
  2. Primase
    3.DNA Pol I
  3. DNA ligase
40
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What does primase do?

A

makes RNA primer for each Okazaki fragment

41
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What does DNA Pol I do?

A

removes all RNA primers and replaces with DNA primers

42
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What does DNA ligase do?

A

joins Okazaki fragments to form complete strands

43
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What occurs at specific site: DNA gyrase unlinks two copies

A

Termination

44
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What is a macromolecular assembly of enzymes involved in DNA replication called?

A

replisome

45
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What are the main components of a replisome?

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  1. primosome
  2. complesxof two DNA Pol III
46
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What does the primosome consist of?

A

primase, helicase, accessory

47
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Why are there two DNA Pol III complexes in the replisome?

A

So there is one for each strand`

48
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T or F: Eukaryotic replication and prokaryotic replication have the same complexity

A

False: Eukaryotic replication is more complex

49
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Why is eukaryotic replication more complex than prokaryotic replication?

A
  1. larger amount of DNA in multiple chromosomes
    2.Linear structure
50
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T or F: Eukaryotic replication uses multiple origins

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True

51
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Why does Eukaryotic replication require new enzymatic activity?

A

Because of dealing with the ends

52
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What does it mean if, in replication, there are multiple replicons?

A

There are multiple origins of replications for each chromosome

53
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Before _ phase, helicases are loaded onto possible replication origins, but not activated.

A

S

54
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During S phase, what is assembled?

A

the replisome

55
Q

What polymerase synthesizes the leading strand?

A

DNA polymerase epsilon

56
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What polymerase synthesizes the lagging strand?

A

DNA polymerase delta

57
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_______ and eukaryotic replication proteins are evolutionary related

A

Archaeal

58
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What enzymes are similar between eukaryotes and archaea but different from those in prokaryotes?

A

DNA polymerase
Replicative helicases
Primases

59
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________ chromosomes have specialized ends

A

linear

60
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What are Telomeres?

A
  • specialized structures found on the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes
    -composed of repeat sequences
61
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What is the role of Telomeres?

A
  1. protect ends of chromosomes from nucleases
  2. maintain the integrity of linear chromosomes
62
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The last primer removed from what of the lagging strand cannot be replaced?

A

lagging

63
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What is the enzyme that synthesizes the telomere repeat sequences at the ends of stands?

A

Telomerase

64
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What does Telomerase use as a template?

A

internal RNA

65
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How is telomerase activity regulated?

A

developmentally

66
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T or F: DNA damage constantly occurs

A

True

67
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What are agents that increase the number of mutations above background level called?

A

mutagens

68
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How is the importance of DNA repair indicated?

A

By the multiplicity of repair systems that have been discovered

69
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What are the two categories of DNA repair?

A
  1. Specific repair
  2. Nonspecific repair
70
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What DNA repair targets a single kind of lesion in DNA and repairs only that damage?

A

specific

71
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Which DNA repair uses a single mechanism to repair multiple kinds of lesions in DNA?

A

nonspecific

72
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What does the mismatch repair (mmr) do?

A

removes incorrect bases incorporated during DNA replication, by replacing them with the correct base by copying the template strand

73
Q

What strand will be unmethylated for a brief window during which MMR can identify strands?

A

the newly synthesized strand

74
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What type of repair mechanism is photorepair?

A

specific

75
Q

What enzyme absorbs light in visible range and uses that energy to cleave thymine dimer?

A

photolyase enzyme

76
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What type of repair mechanism is Excision repair?

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nonspecific

77
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What does excision repair do?

A
  1. recognizes the damage
  2. removes the damage region
  3. resynthesis using the information on the undamaged strand as a template
78
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T or F: All DNA repair mechanisms are error-free

A

False, some are actually error-prone

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