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Microbial Genes Flashcards

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Genetics

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how organisms inherit information from their parents

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Genome

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sum of all the genetic material for the cell

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What does the genome include?

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chromosomes, plasmids (bacteria and fungi cells), DNA in organelle (eukaryotes; mitochondria and chloroplasts), chromosome DNA (this is always included)

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What is the difference between prokaryotic DNA and eukaryotic DNA?

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there is more DNA in eukaryotes and the DNA is much longer

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When the cell divides the DNA become shorter. How does the cell make sure that essential DNA is kept whenever DNA is cut off?

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telomeres are added to the ends of the DNA

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How do the cells combat the difficulties of replication DNA?

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eukaryotic genes have more than one origin of replication to increase the speed

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Why is eukaryotic DNA hard to replicate?

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e longer length of the DNA, it takes longer to synthesize/copy and the DNA is linear

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Telomeres

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repetitive sequences that have no significance to the organisms and wont affect it that are cut off during replication

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4
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Telomerase

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enzyme which makes the telomeres longer

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How are telomeres affected by age of the cell?

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the older the cell the shorter the telomeres

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4
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When does gene expression occur in a cell?

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all the time

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What two process does gene expression undergo?

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transcription and translation

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Transcription

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taking information of the DNA and turning it into RNA

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What is copied during transcription?

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copies a section of one strand

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Translation

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takes the information of mRNA and translates it into a different language (amino acids/proteins)

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What is used during translation to translate the information of mRNA?

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genetic code

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What does the genetic code in translation convert the mRNA into?

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amino acids

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Genetic code

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triplet code so that each nucleotide is read in groups of three that translates to a single amino acid

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4
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Genetic code is…

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redundant, universal, triple code

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Codon

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group of three nucleotides

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What macromolecule are nucleotides turned into?

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proteins

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4
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Start codon

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AUG

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First amino acid in eukaryotes

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Met

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First amino acid in prokaryotes

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fMet

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Stop codons

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UAG, UGA, UAA

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mRNA

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carries information to be translated to synthesize proteins

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tRNA

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takes individual amino acids and brings it into the ribosome to create proteins

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RNA: secondary structure

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clover leaf structure

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Clover leaf structure

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has amino acid site on one and and anticodon site on another

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What is the clover leaf structure formed by?

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hydrogen bonds

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8
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RNA: tertiary structure

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backwards 7

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Anticodon

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complementary sequence of the codon

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9
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Backwards 7

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have different anticodon on the bottom compared to the secondary structure

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What does rRNA aid in?

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ribosomal structure

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Ribozyme

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single enzyme molecule made of rRNA

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Function of ribozymes

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forms peptide bonds to bind and create proteins

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Ribosome

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enzyme complex that is large in size and is where protein synthesis occurs

14
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How does tRNA and rRNA differ from mRNA?

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tRNA and rRNA are similar to tools which can be used to aid in protein production while mRNA translates into synthesizing proteins

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Molecules present in transcription

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single DNA strand, RNA, RNA nucleotide, RNA polymerase

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How many strands are required in transcription?

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one stand: template strand

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Template strand

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strand which is used in transcription

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Coding strand

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contains the genetic code for the mRNA strand

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Which strand is ignored in transcription?

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coding strand

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Transcription: RNA nucleotide use

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there to create the RNA strand

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Transcription: RNA polymerase use

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enzyme used in transcription

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Transcription: steps

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initiation, elongation, termination

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Transcription: initiation

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RNA polymerase binds to the promoter region

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Promoter region

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where transcription starts; long sequence with many nucleotides that is not transcribed

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Transcription: Elongation

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nucleotides are added on to complement the template strand continuously until reaching termination

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Transcription: Termination

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RNA polymerase that hits a sequence which is 20 nucleotides long (termination sequence); this contains a DNA sequence

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Transcription product

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RNA/transcript

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Nascent RNA

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newly made RNA

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Transcript

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mRNA destined for transcription

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has a sense strand

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Sense strand

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contains the information to create a protein

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pre-RNA

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nascent mRNA before it leaves the nucleus

33
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What kind of cells are pre-RNA present in?

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eukaryotic cells

34
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What must RNA have before it leaves the nucleus in eukaryotic cells?

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  1. 5’ cap added; molecule added to the beginning
  2. poly-A tail added at the 3’ end (many adenines added)
  3. remove introns: in-between important sequences (keep exons)
35
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When does the RNA get to leave the nucleus to get translated?

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mature mRNA

36
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Molecules present in translation

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mRNA, tRNA, ribosome

37
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Charged tRNA

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when the tRNA is carrying a amino acid

37
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Uncharged tRNA

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when the tRNA drops of amino acid and is not actively carrying an amino acid

38
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What is the product of translation?

39
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Translation: steps

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initiation, elongation, termination, protein folding, protein processing

40
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When does protein folding occur?

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during elongation

41
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Translation: initiation

A

small ribosomal subunits bind to the the site, initiator tRNA binds, and then the large subunit binds

42
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Translation: prokaryotic initiation

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30S ribosomal subunit binds, initiator tRNA with fMET, 50S large subunit binds

43
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Where does the 30S ribosomal subunit binds in prokaryotes?

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shine-delgarno sequence

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Translation: eukaryotic initiation

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40S ribosomal subunit binds to the 5’ cap, initiaor tRNA with Met binds, 60S large subunit binds

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Translation: tRNA binding site

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A, P, E site

46
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A site

A

amino site

47
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P site

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peptide site

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E site

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exit site: where tRNA leaves the ribosome

49
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Translation: before the start of elongation what occupies the tRNA binding sites?

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P is occupies, A+E are empty

50
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Translation: elongation

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next tRNA enters A site, ribozyme takes the peptide from the tRNA in the P site and cuts the covalent bond to form a peptide bond with the amino acid in the A site

51
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Translation: translocation

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mRNA is being pulled through the ribosomes 3 nucleotides down

52
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Translation: termination

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stop codon goes to the A site the ribosome stalls, the releasing factor will try and then attaches to the stop codon to break the bond between tRNA in the A site and the peptide chain is released

53
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What happens to the molecules in translation after termination?

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they are released and float around much like the peptide chain which is released

54
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Protein folding

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occurs during elongation and continues after being synthesized after termination

55
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Protein processing

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adding cofactors, adding function groups, cutting off different sections of the protein

56
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mRNA modification in eukaryotic transcription/translation

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5’ cap, poly AAA tail, introns spliced up

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Prokaryote: location/timing of transcription/translation

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  • occurs in the cytoplasm
  • transcription and translation are able to occur at the same time
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Eukaryote: location/timing of transcription/translation

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  • transcription occurs in the nucleus, translation occurs in the cytoplasm/rough ER
  • occurs at different times

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