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Mutation detection techniques Flashcards

1
Q

Humans inherit a haploid set of how many chromosomes from each parent?

A

23 chromosomes each

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2
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Trait or group of traits resulting from transcription & translation

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Phenotype

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3
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DNA nucleotide sequence responsible for a phenotype

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Genotype

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4
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It is used to describe inherited or somatic sequence alterations

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Variants

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5
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(True or False)

Balanced polymorphisms are maintained through a balance of positive & negative genotype

A

False

phenotype

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6
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Genome mutations result in cells that are _____

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Aneuploid

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7
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Most abundant protein in the nucleus

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Histones

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8
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2 nonhistone protein complexes

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Condensin I

Condensin II

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9
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Expression of a gene when it is moved or inserted in a chromosomal position different from its original position

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Position effect

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10
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They maintain mitotic chromosome structure

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Nonhistone protein complexes

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11
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They are looped onto protein scaffolds to from 30 nm fibers

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30 nm interphase fibers

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12
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Compacted into 1400 nm fibers and seen as karyotypes

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Solenoid coils

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13
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The first classic indicator of apoptosis

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Loss of organization of solenoid coils

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14
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Highly compacted DNA is less available for RNA transcription

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Chromosome topology

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15
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(True or False)

When DNA is NOT compacted, it is harder to unwind and relax

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False

Compacted DNA = harder to unwind

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16
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This is the site of attachment of chromosome to spindle apparatus

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Centromere

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17
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Protein complex which serves as the centromere’s means of connection to the spindle apparatus

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Kinetochore

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18
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These are highly repetitive sequences at the centromere’s nucleus

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Alpha Satellite Sequences

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19
Q

(True or False)

Alpha Satellite Sequences interfere w/ chromosome compaction

A

True

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20
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Centromere is in the middle

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Metacentric

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21
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Has a longer arm & shorter arm

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Submetacentric

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22
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Centromere is near the end

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Acrocentric

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23
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Centromere may not be seen anymore

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Telocentric

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24
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2 fluorescent dyes used in Q banding

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Quinacrine

Quinacrine mustard

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25
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Stain used in G banding

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Giemsa stain

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26
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Mild treatment used in G banding

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2x standard saline citrate

for 60 mins at 60C

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27
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It is seen when chromosomes are harshly treated

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R banding

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28
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(True or False)

Acridine orange is used in C banding

A

False

R banding

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29
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Seen when chromosomes are treated with alkali

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C banding

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30
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The component stained in C banding

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Centromere

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31
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How many bands are stained per chromosome in High resolution banding

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300-500

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32
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Stain used in Nuclear organizing region

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Silver nitrate

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33
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(True or False)

Chromosomes treated with silver nitrate will stain at constricted regions on Telocentric regions

A

False

Acrocentric

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34
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DAPI is also knowns as

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4’6-diamino-2-phenylindole

35
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It is used to visualize chromosomes and whole nuclei

36
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Observation of metaphase chromosome structure by arranging them by size

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Karyotyping

37
Q

It stimulates cell division

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Mitogen (phytohemaglgutinin)

38
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Inhibitor of mitotic spindle formation

39
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Loss of chromosome material

40
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Gain of chromosome material

41
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Excision, flipping, reconnecting chromosome material

42
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2 types of inversion

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Pericentric

Paracentric

43
Q

two short/long arms separate into daughter cells

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Transverse split

44
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Metacentric chromosome from a transverse split

45
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Results from deletion of genetic regions from ends of chromosome

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Ring chromosome

46
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Translocated or rearranged parts from 2 or more unidentified chromosome joined

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Derivative chromosome

47
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It is the detection of protein, RNA, DNA structures placed in the cell or in situ

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Fluorescence in situ hybridization

48
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It is more rapid w/ higher resolution than karyotpying

49
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It is used to study prenatal samples, tumors, hematologic malignancies

A

Interphase FISH

50
Q

2 types of probes used in Interphase FISH

A 
Centromeric probes (CEN)
Telomeric probes
51
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Probe that is useful for detection of chromosome structural abnormalities

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Telomeric probes

52
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Probe that hybridizes with the alpha satellite sequences of centromeres

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Centromeric probes

53
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Fading or loss of probe signal emission due to photochemical destruction

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Photobleaching

54
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Analysis of small regions not visible by regular chromosome banding

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Metaphase FISH

55
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It uses a special imaging software to distinguish all 23 chromosomes by specific colors

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Spectral karyotpying

56
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These 2 are used as a probe on a normal metaphase chromosome spread in Comparative genome hybridization

A

DNA

Reference samples

57
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It is capable of identifying the location of deletions or amplifications

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Comparative Genome Hybridization

58
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This type of mutation doesn’t change the amino acid sequence

A

Silent mutations

59
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The amino acid sequence in this type of mutation is changed but have similar biochemical properties

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Conservative substitutions

60
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The amino acid is replaced with biochemically different amino acid

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Non-conservative substitutions

61
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It terminates proteins prematurely due to a nucleotide substitution

A

Nonsense substitution

62
Q

Nonsens substitution produces a ______

A

stop codon

63
Q

It disrupts the reading frame due to insertion/deletion in nucleotide or RNA

A

Frameshift mutation

64
Q

(True or False)

In frameshift mutation more than 3 nucleotides are changed

65
Q

3 types of mutation that will generate different phenotypes

A

Nonconservative
Nonsense
Frameshift

66
Q

5 Biochemical methods for detecting mutations

A 
Enzyme immunoassays
Immunohistochemistry
High-performance Liquid Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
67
Q

This method uses specific antibodies or other ligands to detect target molecules

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Enzyme immunoassay

68
Q

Tissues in this method are prepared thru fixing in formalin, snap freezing, cutting in cryostat

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Immunohistochemistry

69
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This is faster than indirect staining but has limited signal intensity

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Direct Antibody staining

70
Q

It uses fluors/enzymes not attached to the antibody that binds with the target molecule

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Indirect Antibody test

71
Q

2 phases oh High performance liquid chromatography

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Mobile

Stationary

72
Q

(True or False)

In Gas chromatography, the Mobile phase is a high boiling point liquid, and the Stationary phase is an inert gas

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(False)
Mobile phase = inert gas
Stationary = high boiling point liquid

73
Q

It is a test coupled with Gas chromatography so it can be used to detect biomarkers of disease

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Mass spectrometry

74
Q

This method converts molecules into ions that can be moved in a magnetic field based on their charge and mass

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Mass spectrometry

75
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2 types of Mass spectrometry

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Electrospray ionization (ESI)
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI)
76
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Single base pair resolution by hybridization

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Array technology

77
Q

Short double stranded products of PCR products are denatured followed by rapid cooling

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Single-stranded confirmation polymorphism

78
Q

Utilizes differences in the melting temperatures of your short sequences

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Allele-specific oligomer hybridization

79
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It includes a post amplification step of real time PCR

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Melt-curve analysis

80
Q

It detects point mutations and SNPs

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Sequence-specific PCR

81
Q

This enzyme recognizes the structure formed by hybridization of the normal/mutant pole

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Cleavage enzyme

82
Q

It follows the principle of heteroduplex analysis but uses a duplex RNA

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Nonisotopic RNase cleavage assay

83
Q

Useful for mutations that change the structure of restriction enzyme target site or changes the size of a fragment

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Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs)

84
Q

(True or False)

Gene names are capitalized and set in italics with hyphens

A

False

without hyphens

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