Practial 2 Flashcards

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What are the 3 basic steps to DNA Isolation?

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1.Cell Lysis
2.Protein Precipitation
3.DNA Precipitation/Cleaning

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Is there a strict protocol for DNA Isolation

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No, many different protocols may apply, all depends on the tissue, organism, and purpose

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2 types of DNA

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Plastid-DNA in mitochondria and chloroplasts
Nuclear- DNA from cells nucleus

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What happens during Cell Lysis

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We get rid of membranes with a lysis buffer
Note: still a lot of macromolecules and proteins to get rid off*

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What happens during Protein Precipitation

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The removal of histones and other proteins

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What ways to do protein precipitation exist

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  1. Protease- which is an enzyme that will degrade proteins
  2. Protein precipitate solution- you add it to the cell and it helps precipitate clumps of all those proteins together
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Why do histones have high priority?

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Because they have a positive charge and will cancel out DNA which has a negative charge

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What happens during DNA precipitation?

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We get DNA to precipitate out of solution

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What is done after DNA is isolated in DNA isolation?

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  1. We test for yield/product
  2. Amplify a particular sequence to see if we were successful in our isolation. If there is lots of DNA, you may see a stringy, white precipitate
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What are enzymes?

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an organic catalyst/protein that speeds up metabolic reactions

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What is energy of activation? (Eact)

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-the initial energy investment required to have a reaction start/proceed

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How do enzymes work?

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By lowering energy of activation (Eact) levels. They make it so the reactants use/have to obtain less energy and therefore get products faster.

Without enzymes, there is no such thing as life

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Catalized reaction

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Reaction with enzymes

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Uncatalized reaction

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Reaction without enzymes

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Substrate

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The substance that an enzyme acts on/ fits in the enzyme

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16
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Active Site

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A shallow depression or groove on an enzyme where the substrate fits

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17
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How can I tell the enzyme is working?

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-check for production of products

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What are some factors that affect enzyme activity?

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1.Time
2.Enzyme concentration
3.Temp
4.pH

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19
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how does time affect enzyme activity?

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more time = enzyme activity increases

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20
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how does enzyme concentration affect enzyme activity?

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if it increases, enzyme activity increases

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21
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how does temperature affect enzyme activity?

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boiling=denatured, the lower the temp, enzyme activity increases

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how does pH affect enzyme activity?

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if pH is outside neutrality, enzyme is denatured. Must remain neutral

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Is it possible for an enzyme to return to its natural state after being denatured?

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Yes, occasionally whenever you remove the denaturing agent its possible

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24
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what happened when the enzyme/potato reacted with H2O2 in an environment w ph of 7

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lots of bubbles appeared, indicating enzyme is working

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what happened when the enzyme/potato reacted with H2O2 in an environment w ph of 2

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no bubbles, indicates no product

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what happened when the enzyme/potato reacted with H2O2 in an environment w ph of 12

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no bubbles, indicates no product

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27
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What are the phases of interphase?

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-G1
-S
-G2

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What takes place in the G1 phase of interphase?

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Increase in ribosomes and mitochondria as well as an increase in the size of the cell

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29
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What takes place in the S phase of interphase?

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DNA replication and histones replicate; histones use the ribosomes/proteins and the DNA replication makes use of the atp from mitochondria

30
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What takes place in the G2 phase of interphase?

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-Further increases in size
-Final Preparations for division
-produces 2 copies of DNA

31
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Can interphase be seen under a microscope?

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No

32
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What takes place during prophase?

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The chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane starts to break down

33
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What takes place in metaphase?

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Sister chromatids line up along equator

34
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What takes place in anaphase?

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Cohesions are cleared/seperated by enzyme called separase
Sister chromatids separate and move along the kinetochore microtubules towards opposite ends of the cell.

35
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What takes place in telophase?

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It’s the opposite of prophase. Chromosomes begin to unwind and nuclear membrane reforms.
We are left with 2 identical sets of chromosomes and 2 nuclei began to form into the cells nucleus

36
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Can the cell cycle be complete without cytokinesis?

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Yes, it will form a cell with 2 nucleus

37
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What takes place in cytokinesis?

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Depends on the type of cell; animal or plant, but basically finally separate into 2 individual daughter cells

38
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How is cytokinesis accomplished in an animal cell?

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The formation of a cleavage furrow which contracts/ tightens the microfilaments of the cell until it is pulled apart

39
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How is cytokinesis accomplished in a plant cell?

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Vesticles containing cell wall material transport the material to the equator of the cell and start to a cell wall in the middle of the cell until completely and form 2 daughter cells

40
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Can prophase be seen in a microscope?

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Yes, with the use of a stain. The stain stains for nuclear proteins, look for were the stain isn’t evenly distributed throughout the nucleus

41
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What is PCR

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A way to amplify a targeted portion of DNA. Involves using varying temperatures

42
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How is PCR done?

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Used to be done by hand, but now we use a machine called a Thermal Cycler

43
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Steps of PCR

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  1. Denaturing
  2. Annealing
  3. Extension
44
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What is an amplicon?

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The products of PCR

45
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When A is on one strand,…

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It will form 2 H bonds with a T on the other strand

46
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When G is on one strand,…

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It will form 3 H bonds with a C on the other

47
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In what case would we substitute T for U

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When talking about RNA

48
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What is done during the denaturing step of PCR

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The temp is raised to around 95°C, this separates the 2 strands of our template DNA

49
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What is done during the annealing step of PCR?

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The temp is lowered to around 55°C, this allows your forward and backward primer to bind

50
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What is done during the extension step of PCR?

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The temp is raised to around 72°C, this allows Taq polymerase to start where the primers are. It will read one strand and form a new complementary strand based of CBP

51
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How long do the steps of PCR run?

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A specific period of time, anywhere from 30 secs to 2 mins

52
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Can the temperatures used during PCR vary?

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Yes, depending go the number of factors

53
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How long is the initial denaturing of PCR?

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2-10mins

54
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How many times are the basic steps of PCR done?

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30-35x

55
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What is the final extension done for?

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To allow enough time for TAC polymerase to bind to amplicons and finish any of the amplicons that haven’t been able to

56
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At what temperature does the thermal cycler keep the template DNA at once PCR is done?

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4°C

57
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What materials are needed to perform PCR?

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-Template DNA
-Primers
-Taq polymerase
-dNTPs

58
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What two materials make the “master mix”

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Taq polymerase and dNTPs

59
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What is the primers job in PCR?

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It targets the segment and dictates what specific sequence your amplicon is going to be/replicate

60
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What is the dNTPs’ job in PCR?

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A nucleotide that has 3 phosphates used to form master mix

61
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Why is the “master mix” used?

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It is ideal bc it reduces pipetting and risk of contamination, is convenient, saves time and preempts possible errors in mixin

62
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What is Taq polymerase and what is its job in PCR?

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It is bacteria taken from bacteria found in high temperatures and it is an ingredient for “master mix”

63
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What is Gel Electrophoresis?

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A way to separate nucleic acids or proteins, with a focus on DNA only.

64
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How does Gel electrophoresis work?

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Subjects DNA to an electric field, causing it to migrate towards positive end and separates/filters DNA fragments as it migrated through gel

65
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Which fragments pass through the gel quicker; small or large?

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Small fragments pass quicker through gel

66
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Overview of steps of Gel Electrophoresis

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1.Have to make a gel (Casting a gel)
2.Assemble parts and pipette DNA into wells
3.Run gel
4. Resolve any imaging issues

67
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Is there a set type of compound and composition of compound that is used to make gel for gel electrophoresis?

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No, many different compounds and composition of said compounds can be used

68
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What compound is commonly used during gel electrophoresis?

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Agarose

69
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How would different concentrations of compounds affect the gel?

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It can affect the type of separation we see and vary based on pore size

70
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How is DNA precipitated from cell in DNA precipitation?

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Since DNA is polar because of it’s “phosphate backbone”, we can use ethanol, which is less polar, to help precipitate the DNA out the cell

71
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What do enzymes do?

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they are involved in bond breaking and/or bond formation

72
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How do the kinetochore microtubules shorten?

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They depolymerize at the end at which they’ve grabbed the each sisterchromatid and pull them apart