nucleic acids, atp, water and inorganic ions Flashcards
what does DNA stand for?
deoxyribose nucleic acid
function of DNA
codes for seq. of amino acids in primary struc. of protein —> determines tertiary struc. & function of protein
shape of DNA polymer
double helix (2 polynucleotide strands)
monomer for DNA
nucleotide
what does a DNA nucleotide consist of?
-a deoxyribose sugar
-a nitrogenous base (A,T,C,G)
-a phosphate group
how is a polynucleotide created?
condensation reactions between deoxyribose of one nucleotide and phosphate group of another
what is the bond between a deoxyribose and phosphate group called?
phosphodiester bond (strong cov. bond —> ensures genetic code isn’t broken down)
how many h-bonds between c & g?
3
how many h-bonds between a & t?
2
how does the struc. of DNA relate to the function?
1) sugar-phosphate backbone —> gives it stable struc., protects bases & prevents them from denaturing
2) double stranded —> replication can occur using one strand as template
3) weak h-bonds —> easy unzipping of 2 strands in helix during replication
4) complementary base pairing —> identical copies can be made
shape of rna
& what it consists of
- a ribose sugar, a nitrogenous base (A, U, C, G) & a phosphate group
- short, single stranded nucleotide chain
function of rna
to copy & transfer the genetic code from dna in the nucleus to the ribosomes
what are the diff types of rna?
•mRNA
•tRNA
•rRNA
mRNA (messenger rna)
- copy of a gene from a dna strand
- created in nucleus —> leaves nucl. to carry copy of gene to ribosome in cytoplasm
shape of mRNA
- single-stranded
- shorted than dna –> allows it to leave the nucleus
tRNA (transfer rna)
- only found in cytoplasm
- function —> attaches to a free amino acid & transfers it to the ribosome to create a polypeptide chain
- specific aa’s attach to compl. trna mols —> the 3 trna bases are compl. to the 3 mrna bases —> anticodon compl. to codon
shape of tRNA
single-stranded but folded to make a clover-leaf shape
rRNA (ribosomal rna)
combines with proteins to form ribosomes
diffs between rna & dna
monomers:
* dna has thymine, rna has uracil
* dna has deoxyribose, rna has ribose
polymers:
* dna large, rna short
* dna double stranded, rna single stranded
when does dna replication occur?
in interphase, before mitosis/meiosis
process of semi-conservative replication
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- dna helicase breaks h-bonds between compl. bases in DNA strand
- double strand separates, 1 strand acts as a template strand
- free nucleotides join to exposed, compl. bases on template strand
- phosphate group joined to deoxyribose –> formation of sugar-phosphate backbone catalysed by DNA polymerase
evidence for semi-cons. repl.
-bacterial dna replicated in 2 types of nitrogen isotopes (nitrogen found in bases of dna)
-15N = heavy iso. & 14N = light iso.
-dna from 15N would have high density, dna from 14N would have low density
-exp —> 15N bacteria replicated in environment of 14N bacteria —> produces dna mols with half 15N/half 14N —> has medium density
what does atp stand for? what is it?
•adenosine triphosphate
•energy carrier mol. (delivers energy for life processes)
struc. of atp & how it’s formed
- a ribose sugar, an adenine base & 3 phosphate groups
- formed via a condensation reaction between adp + pi , uses atp synthase enzyme
(occurs during respiration, energy used)