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Microbio Chapter 8- Microbial Genetics Flashcards

1
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What are genes?

A

Segments of DNA that code for functional products

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What are the functional products?

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RNA and proteins

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What are the types of RNA?

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rRNA
tRNA
mRNA

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What is DNA?

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A polynucleotide

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What is a polynucleotide?

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Combination of nucleotides connected through covalent bonds

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Why is DNA complementary in nature?

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Because of the specific base pairing
-The base sequence of one DNA strand determines the base sequence of the other strand

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7
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What are the nitrogenous base pairs?

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A-T
C-G

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8
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How are paired DNA strands oriented?

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Anti parallel

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9
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What is Antiparallel?

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They run in opposite directions. One strand of the double helix is upside down.

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10
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Why is the sugar of the one strand upside-down?

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So the paired bases can be next and close to each other
and for Stability

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What is semiconservative replication?

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When an original strand is conserved and 1 new one is added

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What is a replication fork?

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The point at which replication occurs

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13
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What is a leading strand?

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Is synthesised continuously and in same direction as the replication fork
5’ - 3’

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What is a lagging strand?

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Synthesised discontinuously in fragments
Strand opens in 3’ - 5’ direction

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15
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What is the first enzyme used in DNA replication?

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Helicase

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What is Helicase?

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Unwinds/unzips double-stranded DNA

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17
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What is the second enzyme used in DNA replication?

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Gyrase

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18
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What is Gyrase?

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Relaxes supercoiling

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19
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What is Primase?

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aka RNA polymerase
-makes RNA primers from a DNA template
-Acts as a guide to know where new nucleotides need to be built

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20
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What occurs on the leading strand during replication?

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DNA polymerase picks up nucleotides from cytoplasm, proof reads them and attaches complimentary bases to the strand

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21
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What occurs on the lagging strand during replication?

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Primase (RNA primer) is added constantly because of the 3’-5’ direction and then RNA polymerase forms short strand of primer, then DNA polymerase adds new nucleotides in short fragments

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What are the fragments of the lagging strand called?

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Okazaki fragments

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23
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How is the gap filled/Okazaki fragments joined together?

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Enzyme: DNA ligase

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What does Semiconservative replication require?

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Lots of ATP
-Supplied from nucleotides

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What is Transcription?

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Process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA

26
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What is Translation?

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Protein synthesis
-Process of decoding nucleic acids into proteins

27
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Why can’t DNA polymerase read the lagging strand?

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Because it is upside down

28
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How does DNA polymerase add new nucleotides to the lagging strand?

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By removing RNA primer and RNA polymerase and replaces it with DNA

29
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What is DNA polymerase process of adding DNA in the lagging strand called?

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Exonuclease activity

30
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What is the structure of replication in bacteria?

31
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How does DNA replicate in bacteria?

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Two replications occur going in opposite directions and two new rings created (1 new 1 old)

32
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Where do the two rings meet?

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At the termination replication point

33
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Where does replication start in bacteria?

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Starts at the origin of replication

34
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What does transcription make?

A

RNA
mRNA, rRNA, tRNA

35
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What kind of RNA is new?

36
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What kind of RNA is recycled?

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rRNA and tRNA

37
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What is the name of where the gene begins in transcription?

38
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What is the name of where the gene ends in transcription?

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terminator

39
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What does RNA polymerase do in transcription?

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  1. Copies gene
  2. Creates one strand (The RNA strand)
40
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DNA vs RNA

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Different sugar
# of strands: DNA- Double RNA- Single
Different bases: DNA- Thymine RNA- Uracil

41
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Where does transcription occur in a prokaryotic cell?

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Where does transcription occur in a eukaryotic cell?

43
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How does RNA leave the nucleus in eukaryotes?

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RNA splicing

44
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What is RNA splicing?

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Non coding sequences of RNA are removed and coding sequences join together to form mRNA

45
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What are coding sequences called in RNA splicing?

46
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What are non coding sequences called in RNA splicing?

47
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What is mRNA’s role in Translation?

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Carries the code from the copy of one strand of DNA in codons

48
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What are codons?

A

Triplet sequences of bases

49
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What is the sequence for the universal start codon?

50
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What is the sequence for the stop codon?

51
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What is a stop codon’s function?

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Signal end of protein synthesis

52
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What is rRNA’s role in translation?

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A ribosomal unit where decoding happens

53
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What is tRNA’s role in translation?

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A specific tRNA pairs with its complementary sequence on the mRNA molecule so the right amino acid is inserted into the protein being synthesized

54
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What is tRNA’s structure?

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3 arms that have an anticodon

55
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What is the longest arm of tRNA called?

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Acceptor arm

56
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What is an anticodon?

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3 nucleotides that are complimentary to the mRNA codon

e.g Codon: ACG Anticodon: UGC

57
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How are amino acids attached?

A

Peptide bonds

58
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How many amino acids are universally used?

59
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What is Degeneracy?

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1 a.a has multiple codes which allows for some misreading/mutation in the DNA without affecting the protein made

60
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Summarise the order of enzymes used for DNA replication:

A
  1. Helicase
  2. Gyrase
  3. DNA polymerase
  4. RNA primer
  5. RNA polymerase
  6. DNA polymerase
  7. Ligase

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