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MD2S3: Molecular Biology > Organization of the Genome > Flashcards

Organization of the Genome Flashcards

1
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What is a chromosome formed from?

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2 chromatids joined at the centromere

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Structural unit of Eukaryotic DNA

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Nucleosomes

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What is chromatin?

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Repeating Nucleosome Units

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The structure of chromatin is stabilized through …

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the interactions between DNA and DNA-binding proteins

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What are the classes of DNA-binding proteins?

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Histones
Non-histones

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6
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What is chromatin composed of?

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Nuclear DNA
Histone Proteins
Small amount of Non-Histone Proteins
Small amount of RNA (snRNA)

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What are the forms of chromatin?

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Heterochromatin
Euchromatin

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What is heterochromatin?

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Transcriptionally inactive chromatin
Darkly-stained regions

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What is euchromatin?

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Transcriptionally active chromatin
Lightly-stained regions

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What are the types of heterochromatin?

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Constitutive Heterochromatin
Facultative Heterochromatin

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What is constitutive heterochromatin?

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Always condensed and inactive
E.g. Chromosomal Centromere and Telomeres

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12
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What is facultative heterochromatin?

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Sometimes condensed and sometimes uncondensed for transcription
E.g. one X chromosome in mamillian females

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13
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Histones are ____ proteins

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basic

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14
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What makes histones basic?

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Rich in lysine and arginine

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15
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How do histones interact with DNA?

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Form ionic bonds with -vely charged acidic DNA phosphate group

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16
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What are the types of histones?

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H1
H2A
H2B
H3
H4

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17
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What are the functions of histones?

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Help DNA condensation
Protect DNA from exonuclease digestion

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18
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What is the structure of a nucleosome?

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dsDNA wound twice around an octameric core

dsDNA is 150bp long

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19
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What forms the octameric core

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Two molecules of each: H2A, H2B, H3 and H4

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20
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How are neighbouring nucleosomes linked?

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By linker DNA (20-200bp long)
H1 histones bind linker DNA

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21
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What is the purpose of the H1 histone?

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Facilitates packing of nucleosome
Protects DNA from exonuclease digestion

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22
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Nucleofilaments

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Tightly stacked nucleosomes arranged as a coil

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23
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What is the purpose of histone modification?

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Affect how tightly histones bind to DNA affecting gene expression

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24
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What are the methods of histone modification?

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Acetylation
Methylation
Phosphorylation

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25
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Which parts of the histones are affected by histone modification?

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N-terminals

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26
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Histone modification is an example of ____

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epigenetics

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27
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How does histone acetylation affect the DNA?

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Acetyl group binds to lysine residue of histones
Removes the +ve charge reducing affinity of DNA for histone making DNA transcriptionally active

28
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Histone acetylation is catalysed by …

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Histone Acetyltransferase (HAT)

29
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Histone deactylation is calaysed by …

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Histone Deacetylases (HDACs)

30
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The histones in ____ are deactylated whereas in ____ it is acetylated

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__Heterochromatin__
__Euchromatin__

31
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What does Histone Methylation cause?

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Inactivation of gene expression

32
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Exon meaning

A

Coding sequences of genes

33
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Introns/Intervening Sequence meaning

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Non-coding sequence separating coding sequences of genes

34
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Where is non-coding DNA found in prokaryotes?

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Intergenic DNA (between genes)

35
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Where is non-coding DNA found in eukaryotes?

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Between and within genes

36
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Mbp meaning

A

Million Base Pairs/Megabase Pairs

37
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Stem and loop structure

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RNA complementary intermolecular base pairing within the same molecule

NNN represents the unpaired bases

38
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A Unique Sequence is …

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a sequence which occurs twice in diploid genomes (or once in haploid genome)

Comprises >20% of total DNA of higher organisms

39
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What are the possible distributions of repeat sequences?

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Tandem Repeats
Interspersed Sequences

40
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Categories of repeated DNA sequences

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Moderately Repetitive Sequences
Highly Repetitive Sequences

41
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What are Moderately Repetitive Sequences?

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Present in hundreds or thousands of copies
Formed mostly from Long Interspersed Elements (LINEs)
E.g. ribosomal RNA genes

42
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What are Highly Repetitive Sequences?

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Present in hundreds of thousands to millions of copies
Formed mostly from Short Interspersed Elements (SINEs)
E.g. 300 bp Alu element

43
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Types of Short Tandem Repeats (STRs)

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Microsatellite Repeats
Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTRs)

44
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What are Microsatellite Repeats?

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Non-coding DNA formed from repeats of 2-8 bp

45
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How many times can microsatellite repeats appear?

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100 times

46
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Microsatellite repeats exist in long clusters of …

A

Short Tandem Repeats (STRs)

47
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Diseases related to microsatellites

A

Microsatellite expansion in protein-coding genes causes Huntington’s Disease and Fragile-X Syndrome

48
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How can genetic links be determined between family members?

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PCR detects number of microsatellite repeats

49
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What are VNTRs?

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Segments of short tandem repeats
Fewer copies than satellites

50
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What is the most common location of VNTRs?

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Eukaryotic telomeres

51
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Why is the number of repeats of VNTR variable between individuals?

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Due to unequal crossing over

Variations between VNTRs are called alleles

52
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What can VNTRs be used for?

A

DNA fingerprinting

53
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Characteristics of Human Mitochondrial DNA

A

Circular
Double-Stranded

54
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What does mitochondrial DNA encode?

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Mt rRNA
Mt tRNA molecules
Proteins of respiratory chain

55
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What are the methods of altering/rearranging genetic material?

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Chromosomal Recombination
Chromosomal Integration of viruses
Transposition
Immunoglobin genes rearrange

56
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How does Chromosomal Recombination occur?

A

Crossing-Over

57
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How may Chromosomal Integration occur?

A

Bacteriophages recombine with bacterial DNA

58
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How does transposition occur in eukaryotic cells?

A

Small DNA elements are capable of transposing themselves in and out of the host genome

59
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Describe how immunoglobin genes rearrange

A

VL and CL genes are closer together in plasma cells than other cells

60
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What are telomeres?

A

Short repeating sequences at the end of each chromosome

61
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Nucleotide sequence of telomeres

A

TTAGGG

62
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How do telomeres change with age?

A

Length of telomeres decreases over time

63
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What can happen when telomeres shorten too much?

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Cells become senescent, die or sustain genetic damage causing cancer

64
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In which cells do telomeres no longer shorten?

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Germ Cells
Stem Cells
Cancer Cells

65
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Why do telomeres no longer shorten in germ, stem and cancer cells?

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Enzyme called telomerase prevents telomeres from getting shorter

MD2S3: Molecular Biology (10 decks)

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