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Molecular Genetics Lectures Flashcards

1
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Irreversbility

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you can’t recreate progenitor generation

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you can’t recreate progenitor generation

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Irreversbility

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Eukaryotes

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animals – plants – fungi

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animals – plants – fungi

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Eukaryotes

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DNA

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Deoxyribo – Nucleic – Acid

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RNA

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Ribo – Nucleic – Acid

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The backbone

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triphosphate and a base (a sugar)

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is made out of a triphosphate and a base

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The backbone

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Base pairs are bound by

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by phosphoiester bonds

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10
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bound by phosphoiester bonds

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Base pairs

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polynucleotide

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a long chain of nucleotides

= DNA

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DNA chemically

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polynucleotide

a long chain of nucleotides

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13
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Connections between the base pairs

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are very weak

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14
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Connections between them are very weak

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base pairs

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15
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First function of DNA

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DNA replication = copying

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Second function of DNA

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Gene expression

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17
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5-3 strand

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coding strand

sense strand

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18
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coding strand

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5-3 strand

sense strand

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19
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sense strand

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coding strand

5-3 strand

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20
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3-5 strand

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template strand

anti-sense strand

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21
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starts transcription

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RNA polymerase

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22
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End of transcription is signaled by

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upstream signal AAUAAA

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23
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upstream signal AAUAAA

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End of transcription is signaled by

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24
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Exon

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Codes

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25
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Coding part

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exon

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26
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Intron

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Does not code

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27
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Non-coding part

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Intron

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Non-coding RNA

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rRNA = ribosomal RNA 
tRNA = transfer RNA
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rRNA = ribosomal RNA 
tRNA = transfer RNA
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Non-coding RNA

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30
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tRNA

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= transfer RNA

Transfers amino acids to the protein chain

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31
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Transfers amino acids to the protein chain

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tRNA

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32
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possible codons n

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64

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33
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amino acids n

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20

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34
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stop codons n

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three

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35
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initiation codon n

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one

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36
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tRNA

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= tRNA
Transcribes the mRNA into the polypeptide
tRNA has a cloverleaf structure

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Transcribes the mRNA into the polypeptide

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tRNA

has a cloverleaf structure

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38
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Four arms of tRNA

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Acceptor arm, connects to the codon
D arm and TpsyC arm
Anticodon arm

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39
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Base wobble

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Reduces the number of ribosomal RNAs needed

by enabling on transfer RNA to read different codons

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40
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Reduces the number of rRNAs needed

by enabling on tRNA to read different codons

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Base wobble

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41
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Eukaryotic cells

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almost always belong to a multicellular

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42
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almost always belong to a multicellular

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Eukaryotic cells

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43
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Prokaryotes

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don’t have a membrane that surrounds the nucleus

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44
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don’t have a membrane that surrounds the nucleus

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Prokaryotes

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45
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yeasts, protophyta, protozoa

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unicellular versions of fungi, plants and animals

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unicellular versions of fungi, plants and animals

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yeasts, protophyta, protozoa

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47
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Prokaryotes

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made up of bacteria of archaea

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48
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made up of bacteria of archaea

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Prokaryotes

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49
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Endosymbiosis

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one cell within another

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50
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one cell within another

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Endosymbiosis

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51
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Most somatic cells are diploid, except:

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Some cells are nulliploid, have lost their DNA nucleus

Some cells are polyploid

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52
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Example: many blood cells

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nulliploid

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53
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Examples are liver cells and cardiomyocytes

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polyploid

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54
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Cell life phases

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G1, S, G2 and M

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55
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M phase

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seperation

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56
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seperation

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M phase

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57
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Early S phase

Late S phase

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One chromosome arm

Two chromosome arms

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58
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One chromosome arm

Two chromosome arms

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Early S phase

Late S phase

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59
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Phases of mitosis

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Interphase 
Prophase
Prometaphase
Anaphase 
Telophase
Cytokinesis
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60
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methods to create variation

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Recombination

independent assortment

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61
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Two methods of amplifying DNA

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Cell-based DNA cloning

Polymerase chain reaction

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62
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Bacterial cloning method

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Living culture of bacteria
Transformation
Amplification
Isolation of recombinant DNA

63
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Cut open phosphodiester bonds

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Restriction endonuclease

64
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Restriction endonuclease

A

Cut open phosphodiester bonds

65
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Host cells in cloning

A

yeast
bacteria -> plasmids
bacteriophage

66
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PCR ingredients

A

DNA
Polymerase
Two primers
All four nucleotides

67
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Steps of amplification

A
  1. Denaturing

2. Nucleotides attach to the single strand

68
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Advantages PCR

A

Straightforward and quick

Only tiny amount of DNA is needed

69
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Problems with PCR

A

The sequence of boundary regions must be known

70
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Genomic library

A

Cloned DNA fragments

Representing the entire genetic material of an organism

71
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Sanger sequencing:

Ingredients

A

The fragments
Primer
Polymerase
dNTP and ddNTP (needed to form a connection with the next nucleotide)

72
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Issues with Sanger sequencing

A

Error prone

cluttered

73
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More advanced method

A

Everything on one plate

74
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Iterative pyrosequencing

A

Based on emitted light

In Sanger sequencing

75
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Massively parallel sequencing of amplified DNA

A

-> Next generation

This method can only sequence small fragments

76
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Assembly

A

Based on overlapping fragments

Done by computer

77
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Based on overlapping fragments

Done by computer

A

Assembly

78
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Hybridization

A

Catch the target or test DNA / RNA fragment

by a complementary probe

79
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Catch the target or test DNA / RNA fragment by a complementary probe

A

Hybridization

80
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International HapMap project

A

Project to summarize all SNPs

81
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Project to summarize all SNPs

A

International HapMap project

82
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Centimorgan

A

Measurement unit

One map unit is equivalent to a 1% recombination frequency

83
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Physical maps

A

Based on actual distances between loci and nucleotides

84
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Based on actual distances between loci and nucleotides

A

Physical maps

85
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HP LC-MS

A 
= high performance mass spectronomy
Molecule is destroyed
Are accelerated
Hit a detector
Time and intensity is measured
	Determines what molecule it is
86
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Chromatin

A

the whole complex of DNA and the associated proteins

87
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the whole complex of DNA and the associated proteins

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Chromatin

88
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Euchromatin

A

unpacked / less packed

89
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unpacked / less packed

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Euchromatin

90
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Centromere

A

essential for segregation during cell division

91
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essential for segregation during cell division

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Centromere

92
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Telomere

A

Long area of tandem repeats

End part of chromosome

93
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Long area of tandem repeats

End part of chromosome

A

Telomere

94
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Mitochondria DNA

A

Have circular DNA
Similar size to bacteria
No introns
50% codes

95
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Mitochondrial replacement therapy

A

To treat women with mitochondrial diseases that want to get pregnant
Because the mitochondria are transmitted in 100% of cases

96
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Why do we still don’t have an exact number of human genes

A

Depends on the definition

e. g. three different genes or versions of one?

97
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Sequence homology searches

A

searches for homologous gene sequences

98
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searches for homologous gene sequences

A

Sequence homology searches

99
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Chimera

A

mouse whose cells are a mixture of mutant and wild type

100
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mouse whose cells are a mixture of mutant and wild type

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Chimera

101
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Characteristics of Proteomics

A

Time dependent
Environment dependent
Post-translational modifications

102
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Metabolomics

A

Studies energy and lipid household of the body

103
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Studies energy and lipid household of the body

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Metabolomics

104
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Types of variation between human genomes

A

SNPs
Tandem repeats
Mutations
Recombination

105
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Mutation types

A

Base substitution = point mutation

Deletions and insertions

106
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Frequency of mutations

A

Error occurs in one of every 50 million nucleotides

Correction mechanisms fix mistakes in DNA polymerase

107
Q

External sources of mutations

A

Radioactivity
(Sun) light
Anti-cancer drugs
- Aimed at damaging DNA in cancerous cells

108
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endogenous causes of mutation

A

Segregation
Recombination
Replication

109
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Segregation
Recombination
Replication

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endogenous causes of mutation

110
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other causes of mutation

A

Spontaneous chemical events
Radiation
External chemicals

111
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Spontaneous chemical events
Radiation
External chemicals

A

other causes of mutation

112
Q

Five damage types

A 
Strand breakage
Double strand breakage
Base deletion
Chemical modifications of bases
Base or string cross-linking
113
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Repairing DNA

A

Base-excision repair (BER)
Nucleotide-excision repair (NER)
Recombination-mediated

114
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Undetected Damage

A

Deamination: loss of an amino group

115
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Deamination

A

Undetected Damage

loss of an amino group

116
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SNPs

A

Single nucleotide polymorphisms
1 in every 300
Most have two alleles, some have three

117
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Interspersed or tandem repeats

A

Micro or mini

Comprise 50% of human genome

118
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Mini or micro satellites

A

Interspersed or tandem repeats

Comprise 50% of human genome

119
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Germ-line mutation

A

Mutation Between generations

120
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Mutation Between generations

A

Germ-line mutation

121
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High-speed, on demand variation

A

In reaction to disease, pathogens, anything invasive

= adaptive immune system

122
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adaptive immune system

A

High-speed, on demand variation
In reaction to disease, pathogens, anything invasive
= adaptive immune system

123
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Categories of genes

A

Coding genes, RNA genes, pseudo genes and repeats
Only 1-4% coding
45% RNA genes
45% repeats

124
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Gene silencing

A

only reading the DNA that is necessary

Achieved by microRNA

125
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Gene duplication mechanisms

A

Unequal crossover

Gene duplication by ancestral fusion of cells

126
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Unequal crossover

Gene duplication by ancestral fusion of cells

A

Gene duplication mechanisms

127
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Effect of gene duplication

A

families of genes

Have similar biochemical functions

128
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families of genes

Have similar biochemical functions

A

Effect of gene duplication

129
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Constitutive heterochromatine

A

Around centromere
Mostly long arrays of high-copy number tandem repeats
-> selected by evolution to be shut down

130
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Around centromere
Mostly long arrays of high-copy number tandem repeats
-> selected by evolution to be shut down

A

Constitutive heterochromatine

131
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Transposon

A

mobile DNA sequences that can migrate to different genome regions
45% of genome
“Virus-like DNA”

132
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Mobile DNA sequences
Can migrate to different genome regions
45% of genome
“Virus-like DNA”

A

Transposon

133
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Retrotransposon repeat

A

Work with copy and paste

134
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Work with copy and paste

A

Retrotransposon repeat

135
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DNA transposon

A

Cut and paste

136
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Work with Cut and paste

A

DNA transposon

137
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“Fossil” transposon

A

Not active anymore

138
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DNA replication

A

DNA polymerase producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule

139
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Different stages of the cell cycle

A

M (Mitosis/Meiosis)

Interphase (G1, Early S = DNA replication, Late S, G2)

140
Q

Stages of mitosis

A 
Prophase
Prometaphase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
141
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minisatellite

A

Repetitive DNA
Certain DNA motifs
(ranging in length from 10–60 base pairs)
Repeated 5-50 times.

142
Q

Repetitive DNA
Certain DNA motifs
(ranging in length from 10–60 base pairs)
Repeated 5-50 times.

A

minisatellite

143
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Repetitive DNA
Certain DNA motifs
(ranging in length from 1 to 6 or more base pairs)
Repeated, typically 5–50 times.

A

microsatellite

144
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microsatellite

A

Repetitive DNA
Certain DNA motifs
(ranging in length from 1 to 6 or more base pairs)
Repeated, typically 5–50 times.

145
Q

coactivator

A

Transcriptional coregulator
Binds to a transcription factor
Increases the rate of transcription

146
Q

Type of transcriptional coregulator
Binds to a transcription factor
Increases the rate of transcription

A

coactivator

147
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oligonucleotide

A

a polynucleotide whose molecules contain a relatively small number of nucleotides.

148
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a polynucleotide whose molecules contain a relatively small number of nucleotides.

A

oligonucleotide

149
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a process of cell duplication, in which one cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells.

A

mitosis

150
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mitosis

A

a process of cell duplication, in which one cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells.

151
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a division of a germ cell involving two fissions of the nucleus and giving rise to four gametes

A

meiosis

152
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meiosis

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a division of a germ cell involving two fissions of the nucleus and giving rise to four gametes

153
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a covalentbondlinking two amino acids

A

peptide bond

154
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peptide bond

A

a covalentbondlinking two amino acids

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