Lectures 13-15 Flashcards
What are the 3 components of Nucleotides?
- Fine-carbon sugar
- Nitriginous Base - 5th carbon is outside of ring
- Phosphate
Base + Sugar =
nucleoside (adenosine)
Two types of sugar (5C)
Ribose and deoxyribose
Base + Sugar + phosphate =
nucleotide, adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Purine
Has two rings (Adenine (A), and Guanine (G))
Pyramine
Only one ring (Uracil (U), Cytosine (C), and Thymine (T))
What base pairs make up DNA?
AGCT
What base-pairs makeup RNA?
AGCU
How many bonds in A with T?
2 hydrogen bonds
How many bonds in G with C?
3 hydrogen bonds
How long is a helical turn?
3.4nm long with 10bp
How long is a DNA strand (chromosome)?
about 2in
What is a karyotype?
An individuals complete set of chromosomes
Mendel’s Law of Segregation
the two alleles for each trait separate during gamete formation
Mendel’s Law of Independent Assortment
alleles for different traits assort independently
Assumptions of Mendel’s Model of Inheritance
-each trait is controlled by a single gene
-each gene has only 2 alleles
-there is a clear dominant-recessive relationship between the alleles
Polygenic Inheritance
occurs when multiple genes are involved in controlling the phenotype of a trait
these traits show continuous variation and are referred to as quantitative traits
ex; human height
Incomplete Dominance
The dominant allele is not fully dominant
a cross between two heterozygous parents results in __1:2:1____ ratio (instead
of 3:1)
Codominance:
each allele of the gene expressed and determines the phenotypes
1. human blood types is determined by the __sugar__ molecules on the surface
of red blood cells
Multiple Alleles
may be more than 2 alleles for a gene in a population
Human ABO bloodtype
Environmental Influence
temperature-sensitive allele of genes
What enzyme in Himalayan rabbits and siamese cats allows pigment production at a temp below 33 degrees?
Tyrosinase
Deamination causes what mutations?
Point mutations
Depurination causes what mutations?
deletion
What makes a T-T dimer?
covalent bond between two Thyamines
What happens when UV is too high?
accidental double-strand break. Repair leads to deletion
What is base paring in DNA replication?
- Both strands are used as templates
- semiconservative
What is replication origins?
The positions at which double-stranded DNA is open for replication
About how many base pairs are replication origins?
about 100
What kind of proteins do sequences attract?
initiator proteins
What kinds of base pairs are replication origins made of?
A-T rich stretches of DNA
How many replication origins are in Eukaryotes?
around 10,000
How many replication forks are formed at each replication origin?
Two
In what direction can replication forks move?
In both directions
At what rate do replication forks move in humans and bacteria?
Bacteria: 1000bp/sec
Humans: 100bp/sec
Do leading strands grow continuously or discontinuously?
continuously
Do lagging strands grow continuously or discontinuously?
discontinuously - Okazaki fragments
What does helicase do?
unzips the double helix ahead
What do double-strand DNA binding proteins do?
prevent DNA from re-forming base pairs
What does DNA primase do?
makes primers (about 10 base pairs long) for DNA replication
What does DNA polymerase III do?
adds nucleotides to the __3’__ end of a growing DNA
DNA synthesis goes uni-directionally, i.e. __5’3’___
What does DNA polymerase I do?
replaces the RNA primers with DNA
What does DNA ligase do?
joins the Okazaki fragments
What are the ends of chromosomes called?
Telomeres
What repetitive 6-bp DNA sequences are at Telomeres?
TTAGGG
How long are telomeres?
around 10-15 kb long (become shorter after each DNA replication