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Lesson 6 Flashcards

DNA Replication

1
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Deoxyribonucleic acid is made out of:

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sugars (deoxyribose)
phosphates
nitrogen bases

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2
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Who discovered the DNA structure in 1953?

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James Watson and Francis Crick

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3
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What is Chargoff’s Rule?

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A=T
C=G

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4
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What are the four requirements for DNA to be a genetic material?

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  • Must carry information
  • Must replicate
  • Must allow for information to change
  • Must govern the expression of the phenotype
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5
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DNA requirement that is cracking the genetic code

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Carrying information

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6
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DNA requirement that replicates

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DNA replication

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7
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DNA requirement for allowing information to change

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Mutation

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8
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DNA requirement that govern the expression of the phenotype

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Gene function

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9
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Where does DNA store information?

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In the sequence of its bases

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10
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Much of DNA’s sequence of information is accessible only when:

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The double helix is UNWOUND

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11
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When do proteins read the DNA sequence of nucleotides?

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As the DNA helix unwinds

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12
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Can proteins bind to a DNA sequence or initiate the copying of it?

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Both

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13
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How are some genetic information accessible even in intact?

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In double-stranded molecules

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14
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How do some proteins recognize the base sequence of DNA without unwinding it?

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with restriction enzymes

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15
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Three things that happens when cells divide:

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  • growth
  • repair
  • replacement
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16
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Before cells divide, what happens to the cell structures, organelles and genetic information?

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Double

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17
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DNA replication occurs with

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great fidelity

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18
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Essential for DNA replication:

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  • Somatic cell DNA stability
  • reproductive-cell DNA stability
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19
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What does stability have to do with DNA replication?

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  • ensures identity
  • to avoid occurrence of genetic diseases
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20
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It is the process of duplication of the entire genome prior to cell division

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DNA replication

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21
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The significance of DNA replication

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Biological Significance

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22
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Why is extreme accuracy of DNA replication necessary?

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In order to preserve the integrity of the genome in successive generations

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23
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When does replication occur in eukaryotes?

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S phase

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24
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Replication rate in eukaryotes that results in a higher fidelity/accuracy of replication

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slower

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25
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3 possible models of DNA replication

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  • Semi-conservative
  • Conservative
  • Dispersive
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26
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Basic rules of DNA replication

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  1. semi-conservative
  2. starts at the “origin”
  3. uni/bidirectional
  4. semi-discontinuous
  5. RNA primers required
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27
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One strand of duplex passed on unchanged to each of the daughter cells

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Semi-conservative

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28
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Act as a template for the synthesis of a new, complementary strand by the enzyme DNA polymerase

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“conserved” strand

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29
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Who demonstrated the semi-conservative model of DNA?

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Meselson and Stahl

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30
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The initiator proteins that identify specific base sequences on DNA

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sites of origin

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31
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Prokaryotes origin

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single

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32
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Eukaryotes origin

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multiple sites

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33
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The direction of synthesis is always

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5’ - 3’

34
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In 5’-3’ direction, what are only added to the 3’ end of the growing strand?

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nucleotides

35
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What part of the new nucleotide binds to the 3’-OH group of the last nucleotide of the growing strand?

A

5’-phosphate group

36
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In DNA replication, free nucleotides are added unto a _________ in a 5’ to 3’ direction taking energy for what bonds?

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polynucleotide chain, phosphodiester bonds

37
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The energy needed for the phosphodiester bonds to form are generated

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only one way

38
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Bonds that form between sugar and phosphate to form the backbone of nucleic acids for stability

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Phosphodiester bonds

39
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Directions of DNA replication

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Unidirectional & Bidirectional

40
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Process of DNA replication

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semi-discontinuous replication

41
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Anti-parallel strands that replicate simultaneously

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Leading strand & Lagging strand

42
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What strand synthesizes continuously in 5’-3’?

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Leading

43
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What strand synthesizes in fragments in 5’-3’?

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Lagging

44
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New strand synthesis is always in what direction?

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5’-3’ direction

45
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DNA fragments in the Lagging strand

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Okazaki fragments

46
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It is required short nucleic acid sequence that provides a starting point for DNA synthesis

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RNA primer

47
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A primer must be synthesized before DNA replication can occur by what enzyme?

A

Primase

48
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A type of RNA polymerase that synthesizes a primer

A

primase

49
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What enzyme synthesizes DNA?

A

DNA polymerase

50
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DNA polymerase can only attach ___________ to an existing strand of nucleotides

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new DNA nucleotides

51
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It serves to prime and foundation for DNA synthesis

A

primer

52
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Primers are ______ before DNA replication is complete

A

removed

53
Q

The gaps in the sequence are filled in with DNA by ___________

A

DNA polymerase

54
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Core proteins at the replication fork

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  1. Topoisomerases
  2. Helicases
  3. Primase
  4. Single strand binding proteins
  5. DNA polymerase
  6. Tethering protein
  7. DNA ligase
55
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Prevents torsion by DNA breaks

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Topoisomerase

56
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Separates 2 strands

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Helicase

57
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RNA primer synthesis

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Primase

58
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Prevent reannealing of single strands

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Single strand binding protein

59
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Synthesis of new strand

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DNA polymerase

60
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Stabilizes polymerase

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Tethering protein

61
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Seals nick via phosphodiester linkage

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DNA ligase

62
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What are the steps of Replication?

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  1. Initiation
  2. Elongation
  3. Termination
63
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Proteins bind to DNA and open up the double helix and prepare DNA for complementary base pairing

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Initiation

64
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Proteins connect the correct sequences of nucleotides into a continuous new strand of DNA

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Elongation

65
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Proteins release the replication complex

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Termination

66
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DNA replication usually proceeds in what direction

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Bidirectionally

67
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DNA polymerase III adds nucleotidesin what direction

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5’ - 3’ direction

68
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It removes the RNA primer and replaces it with DNA

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DNA polymerase I

69
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They have 3’ to 5’ exonuclease activity

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DNA polymerase I & DNA polymerase III

70
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What exonuclease activity is in 3’ to 5’?

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Proofreading

71
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It has a 5’ to 3’ exonuclease activity

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DNA polymerase I

72
Q

What exonuclease activity is in 5’ to 3’?

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DNA repair

73
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It is preparing the double helix for use as a template

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Initiation

74
Q

Relieves the strain ahead of the replication fork

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DNA gyrase

75
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Linkage of subunits through the formation of phosphodiester bonds

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Polymerization

76
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What does a DNA polymerase III first joins?

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Correctly paired nucleotides to 3’ end of the growing chain

77
Q

When must the last primer sequence be removed from the end of the lagging strand?

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During termination

78
Q

What do you call the last portion of the lagging strand containing a repeating non-coding sequence of bases?

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The telomere section

79
Q

What leads to shorter strands after each cycle?

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Enzymes snip off each a telomere at the end of each replication

80
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Enzymes that proofread the new double helix structures and remove mispaired bases

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Nucleases

81
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It fills in the gaps created by the excised bases

A

DNA polymerase

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