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What is the major difference between DNA and RNA

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DNA- deoxyribose
RNA- ribose
RNA also has an additional OH.

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what significance does the extra OH in RNA have and why does it make the molecule unstable.

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RNA can result in nucleophillic attack of the phosphodiesterase bond, which causes it to hydrolyse and split.

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In what direction is the DNA synthesised

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5 to 3 direction.

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Is the sense strand the strand that gets copied or the other strand.

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sense strand ends up in the mRNA

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explain the process of DNA replication.

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2 strands of DNA unravel
Each strand forms a template strand to which complementary nucleotides attach
This forms 2 new identical DNA strands.

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How many Mbp is the human genome made up os

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3000

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what percentage of the human genome is non coding DNA

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> 90%

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how many protein coding genes are there

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20,000

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define single copy sequence

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(non-repetitive)- sequence is not repeated anywhere else on another chromosome, .

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Are most genes single copy sequences

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Yes

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2 types of repetitive sequences

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Interspersed repeats- spread through the chromosome- Alu

Satellite- DNA large blocks of repeated DNA

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define transcription

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copying RNA

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define translation

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turning RNA into a protein

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define gene

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functional unit of DNA

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main components of genes include.

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exons, introns and regulatory sequences (promoter, enhancer, locus control regions)

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where are problems arise in genes

in which processes

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transcription
cleavage and polyadenylation
Splicing
Translation 
Post translational modifications
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where does transcription, cleavage and polyadenylation and splicing take place

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Nucleus of the cell

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where do translation and post translational modifications take place

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cytoplasm

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what is exon skipping

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missing out exons when encoding protein sequences

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why do we use exon skipping

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helps create diversity and increase the number of potential sequences for proteins.

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what is the first stage in gene evolution

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duplication and divergence

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what is a gene family

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structurally related genes

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what causes a duplication to take place in the ancestral gene.

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Inaccuracy in the replication or crossing over of 2 genes next to each other.

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what causes divergence (splitting of genes from there family/ origin)

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mutations in these duplication genes

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what is the name of a gene which becomes functionally inactive due to duplications and mutations in a previously active gene
Pseudogenes.
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what are pseudogenes processed genes
intronless copies of other genes.
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are processed genes function
mostly no.
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How are processed genes formed
ancestral gene forms mRNA which then via reverse transcription reintegrates into a processed gene.
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when a mutation occurs in a processed gene what is is called
a processed pseudogene
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which part of the chromosome are satellite DNA sequences found
centromeres and heterochromtic (lots of chromatin) chromosomal areas
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what time of repeats are in satellite DNA sequences
Simple tandemly repeats
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what are the main factors which are always present in satellite DNA sequences.
centromere repeat | chromosome specific.
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Is the repeat sequence sequence different maternally and paternally
Yes
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example of a satellite DNA which is found at the centromeme
alphoid
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how many bp repeat sequence is the alphoid
171
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does the alphoid sequence have chromosome specific variations
Yes
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why is alphoid DNA important in chromosome formation
is is required to assemble the centromere.
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where are interspersed DNA repeat sequences located
throughout genome | between and within genes.
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what is a example of a interspersed DNA repeat sequence.
Alu repeat.
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how many bp is Alu
300
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how many copies of Alu are these
500,000
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how are interspersed DNA sequences dispersed
retrotransposition.
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what is the name of the sequences which enable the maternal and paternal chromosomes to line up for meiosis 1
recongnition sequences.
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which chromosome has a lot of Alu repeats
chromosome 1
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what problems can result in lining up of chromosomes 1- due to excessive Alu repeats
the wrong sections can line up together
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what is the consequence of wrong sequences lining up in meiosis due to alu repeats.
imbalanced amount of exons with one strand being duplicated and the other having deletions.
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what are the different types of mutations
large deletion and insertions- Duchennes muscular dystrophy Charcot- marie tooth disease. Gross rearrangements- haemophilia A Point mutations Trinucelotide repeat expansions.
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F8 gene in on chromosome X has a repeat sequence on chromosome 1 but they are in the opposite direction what occurs in chromosome X in order for haemophilia to occur
Intrachromosomal recombination occurs. | This results in inversion as all the exons are till present but in a different orientation-
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define point mutation
single nucleotide changed
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define missense mutation
change in nucleotide could mean a different amino acid. this could be conservative where the amino acid is swapped for a similar amino acid
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define silent mutation
change in nucleotide but same amino acid is coded for.
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Why are CpG sites more prone to mutations.
they are the site of methylation.
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Methylated cytosine is similar to which base (and can therefore be substituted for it)
thymine
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define nonsense mutation
Truncated protein produced
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define frame shift
* Deletion of a base results in a change in the frame of which the codons are read after the deletion. * Alters protein sequence beyond mutation * May truncate protein- if stop codon results.
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define change in splice junction mutation.
* Change in the bases of a splice junction from GT (common splice site) to AT will result in the splice junction not being recognised. * Therefore the DNA sequence be spliced form the next GT and this will result in some intron being part of the mRNA and hence protein.
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what are the references used in mutation nomenclature
– Genomic DNA (g.) – cDNA (c.) – Protein (p.)
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how is the base number at which the mutation takes place numbered.
Splice junction mutation- number of the base before the splice junction (122), +1 because it is the next base, ``` C. = cDNA., 5C>T means the fifth base is changed from C to T. P = protein, Val2 Ala means that alanine, the second amino acid, has been changed to valine. ```
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what type of inheritance are loss of function mutations typically
recessive
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what is the mutation which is commonly found in achondroplasia
FGFR3 G380R (glycine to arginine)
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when do you have dominant achondroplasia
often result as the protein, which is formed from the mutation, has a gain in function.
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when do you get recessive achondroplasia
often result as the protein, which is formed, has a loss of function.
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define trinucelotide repeat expansions
3 nucleotides alternatively repeated.
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what common disorders is the polyglutamine repeat (CAG) commonly found in
– Huntington’s disease | – Spinocerebellar ataxias
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conditions which are caused by large non-coding repeat expansions
``` – Fragile X syndrome – transcriptional silencing – Myotonic dystrophy – Mutational instability – Occasional (eg Huntington’s) – Frequent (eg fragile X) ```
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define polymorphism
where the number of repeats of a sequence is within the normal range
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what trinucleotide repeat cues fragile X syndorme
CGG repeat expansion
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how do you get from a permutation to a mutation to form a large non-coding repeat expansions to cause a disease
over generations of passing on the permutations and if enough permutations occur then a mutation will occur.
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Fragile X I heritance pattern is caused by anticipation. define anticipation
Over generations the number of CGG repeats increase
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what does the CCG mutation inffragile x syndrome cause
altered chromatin structure resulting in the shutdown of transcription of the gene.

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