Lesson 1 APPLIED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY/GENETICS Flashcards
in an attempt to develop a vaccine against pneumonia
Frederick Griffith
he discovered that bacteria could change from being avirulent to virulent
Frederick Griffith
- smooth colony
S cells/ strain
(encapsulated and virulent)
S cells/ strain
Pathogenic
S cells/ strain
- rough colony
R cells/ strain
(non-encapsulated and avirulent)
R cells/ strain
Non-pathogenic
R cells/ strain
Griffith called the
protein “transforming principle”
Today, what he observed was DNA of the S cells survived the heating process and taken up by the R cells.
Frederick Griffith
The R cells formed now a
protective capsule
- former name of DNA
Protein
in their study they showed that the “transforming principle” Griffith discovered was DNA
*Oswald T. Avery
*Colin M. MacLeod
*Maclyn McCarty
DNA was confirmed further through the study of
Martha Chase and Alfred Hershey.
They used bacteriophage (virus) to determine if the genetic material they inject in E.coli is DNA
Martha Chase and Alfred Hershey.
Contains all the genetic information on both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Deoxyribonucleic acid
The genetic information is transferred from parent to daughter cells by
DNA replication
The first accurate counting of chromosomes are made.
Walther Flemming
Eduard Strasburg
Edouard van Beneden
Cell division is observed.
Walther Flemming
Eduard Strasburg
Edouard van Beneden
Terms chromatin, mitosis, cytoplasm, nucleoplasm, prophase, and metaphase are coined
Walther Flemming
Eduard Strasburg
Edouard van Beneden
DNA replication is
semi-conservative
That means that when it makes a copy, one half of the old strand is always kept in the new strand
semi-conservative
This helps reduce the number of copy errors
semi-conservative
semi-conservative occurs during interphase specifically [?] of the cell cycle
S phase
describes the transfer of genetic information within a cell
Central dogma
The process of DNA → RNA is termed
transcription
is used as a template for ribonucleic acid (RNA) synthesis
DNA
One strand of DNA is copied into messenger RNA (mRNA) by
RNA polymerase II
The process of RNA → Protein is termed
translation
A molecule of mRNA is read by ribosomal machinery in the [?], resulting in the production of proteins that perform cellular functions.
cytoplasm
is the study of biology at a molecular level.
Molecular biology
The field overlaps with other areas of
biology and chemistry, genetics, microbiology and virology
Understanding the interactions between [?] as well as learning how these interactions are regulated
DNA, RNA and protein biosynthesis
Applying in diagnosis the process of [?] of the genetic material
replication, transcription and translation
Integration of the concepts in molecular biology with clinical laboratory techniques.
DIAGNOSTIC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY / MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
The completion of the [?] has opened a myriad of opportunities to create new medicines and treatments
human genome project (1990-2003)
The vaccine spurs healthy cells to produce [?] that potent immune response
viral proteins
They described the basic structure of DNA double helix (spiral) shaped with its sugar phosphate backbone on the outside and its bases on inside; the two strand of helix run in opposite direction and are antiparallel to each other stabilized by hydrogen bonds between the bases (glue)
*James Watson *Francis Crick
Double helix can be denatured to single-stranded DNA through exposure to heat (?) or chemicals, and then renatured through cooling (?) or removal of chemical denaturants to allow the DNA strands to renature or anneal
94-98°C
54-55°C
Laboratory technique used to make millions of copies of a particular region of DNA.
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
The type of gene the researcher is interested in may be a genetic marker used by forensic scientists to match crime scene DNA with suspects.
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
DNA amplified by PCR may be sent for sequencing, visualized by gel electrophoresis, or cloned into a plasmid for further experiments.
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION