Lesson 6 Flashcards
DNA Replication
Deoxyribonucleic acid is made out of:
sugars (deoxyribose)
phosphates
nitrogen bases
Who discovered the DNA structure in 1953?
James Watson and Francis Crick
What is Chargoff’s Rule?
A=T
C=G
What are the four requirements for DNA to be a genetic material?
- Must carry information
- Must replicate
- Must allow for information to change
- Must govern the expression of the phenotype
DNA requirement that is cracking the genetic code
Carrying information
DNA requirement that replicates
DNA replication
DNA requirement for allowing information to change
Mutation
DNA requirement that govern the expression of the phenotype
Gene function
Where does DNA store information?
In the sequence of its bases
Much of DNA’s sequence of information is accessible only when:
The double helix is UNWOUND
When do proteins read the DNA sequence of nucleotides?
As the DNA helix unwinds
Can proteins bind to a DNA sequence or initiate the copying of it?
Both
How are some genetic information accessible even in intact?
In double-stranded molecules
How do some proteins recognize the base sequence of DNA without unwinding it?
with restriction enzymes
Three things that happens when cells divide:
- growth
- repair
- replacement
Before cells divide, what happens to the cell structures, organelles and genetic information?
Double
DNA replication occurs with
great fidelity
Essential for DNA replication:
- Somatic cell DNA stability
- reproductive-cell DNA stability
What does stability have to do with DNA replication?
- ensures identity
- to avoid occurrence of genetic diseases
It is the process of duplication of the entire genome prior to cell division
DNA replication
The significance of DNA replication
Biological Significance
Why is extreme accuracy of DNA replication necessary?
In order to preserve the integrity of the genome in successive generations
When does replication occur in eukaryotes?
S phase
Replication rate in eukaryotes that results in a higher fidelity/accuracy of replication
slower
3 possible models of DNA replication
- Semi-conservative
- Conservative
- Dispersive
Basic rules of DNA replication
- semi-conservative
- starts at the “origin”
- uni/bidirectional
- semi-discontinuous
- RNA primers required
One strand of duplex passed on unchanged to each of the daughter cells
Semi-conservative
Act as a template for the synthesis of a new, complementary strand by the enzyme DNA polymerase
“conserved” strand
Who demonstrated the semi-conservative model of DNA?
Meselson and Stahl
The initiator proteins that identify specific base sequences on DNA
sites of origin
Prokaryotes origin
single
Eukaryotes origin
multiple sites
The direction of synthesis is always
5’ - 3’
In 5’-3’ direction, what are only added to the 3’ end of the growing strand?
nucleotides
What part of the new nucleotide binds to the 3’-OH group of the last nucleotide of the growing strand?
5’-phosphate group
In DNA replication, free nucleotides are added unto a _________ in a 5’ to 3’ direction taking energy for what bonds?
polynucleotide chain, phosphodiester bonds
The energy needed for the phosphodiester bonds to form are generated
only one way
Bonds that form between sugar and phosphate to form the backbone of nucleic acids for stability
Phosphodiester bonds
Directions of DNA replication
Unidirectional & Bidirectional
Process of DNA replication
semi-discontinuous replication
Anti-parallel strands that replicate simultaneously
Leading strand & Lagging strand
What strand synthesizes continuously in 5’-3’?
Leading
What strand synthesizes in fragments in 5’-3’?
Lagging
New strand synthesis is always in what direction?
5’-3’ direction
DNA fragments in the Lagging strand
Okazaki fragments
It is required short nucleic acid sequence that provides a starting point for DNA synthesis
RNA primer
A primer must be synthesized before DNA replication can occur by what enzyme?
Primase
A type of RNA polymerase that synthesizes a primer
primase
What enzyme synthesizes DNA?
DNA polymerase
DNA polymerase can only attach ___________ to an existing strand of nucleotides
new DNA nucleotides
It serves to prime and foundation for DNA synthesis
primer
Primers are ______ before DNA replication is complete
removed
The gaps in the sequence are filled in with DNA by ___________
DNA polymerase
Core proteins at the replication fork
- Topoisomerases
- Helicases
- Primase
- Single strand binding proteins
- DNA polymerase
- Tethering protein
- DNA ligase
Prevents torsion by DNA breaks
Topoisomerase
Separates 2 strands
Helicase
RNA primer synthesis
Primase
Prevent reannealing of single strands
Single strand binding protein
Synthesis of new strand
DNA polymerase
Stabilizes polymerase
Tethering protein
Seals nick via phosphodiester linkage
DNA ligase
What are the steps of Replication?
- Initiation
- Elongation
- Termination
Proteins bind to DNA and open up the double helix and prepare DNA for complementary base pairing
Initiation
Proteins connect the correct sequences of nucleotides into a continuous new strand of DNA
Elongation
Proteins release the replication complex
Termination
DNA replication usually proceeds in what direction
Bidirectionally
DNA polymerase III adds nucleotidesin what direction
5’ - 3’ direction
It removes the RNA primer and replaces it with DNA
DNA polymerase I
They have 3’ to 5’ exonuclease activity
DNA polymerase I & DNA polymerase III
What exonuclease activity is in 3’ to 5’?
Proofreading
It has a 5’ to 3’ exonuclease activity
DNA polymerase I
What exonuclease activity is in 5’ to 3’?
DNA repair
It is preparing the double helix for use as a template
Initiation
Relieves the strain ahead of the replication fork
DNA gyrase
Linkage of subunits through the formation of phosphodiester bonds
Polymerization
What does a DNA polymerase III first joins?
Correctly paired nucleotides to 3’ end of the growing chain
When must the last primer sequence be removed from the end of the lagging strand?
During termination
What do you call the last portion of the lagging strand containing a repeating non-coding sequence of bases?
The telomere section
What leads to shorter strands after each cycle?
Enzymes snip off each a telomere at the end of each replication
Enzymes that proofread the new double helix structures and remove mispaired bases
Nucleases
It fills in the gaps created by the excised bases
DNA polymerase