Protein Synthesis and Selection A1 Flashcards
Name the components of a nucleotide.
- phosphate group
- deoxyribose sugar
- organic base (A,T,C,G,U)
Name the bonds between bases in DNA.
hydrogen bonds
What’s a haploid?
one copy of each chromosome
What is a diploid?
two copies of each chromosome
What is a centromere?
- holds the chromatids together
- attaches chromatids to spindles
- allows chromatids to be separated
What is a histone?
Proteins which DNA is wrapped around.
Meiosis results in cells that have the haploid number of chromosomes and show genetic variation.
Show how.
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- homologous chromosomes pair up
- crossing over, chiasmata form
- chromosomes separate at random
- produces varying combinations of chromosomes/genes
- chromatids separate at meiosis (ii) later
How does crossing over occur?
- chromosomes in each homologous pair twist around each other
- chromosomes break and re-join to the chromatid on the sister chromosome.
Describe the process of crossing over and how does it lead to genetic variation?
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- chromosomes associate with each other
- chiasmata forms
- segments of DNA/alleles swap
- via independent assortment
- forming new combinations of chromosomes
Difference between stabilising and directional selection (graphs).
- stabilising tends to eliminate extremes and mode stay the same
- directional selection gains a new mode as the organisms predominant characteristics have changed
Define the term genetic variation.
Genetic variation is the presence of differences in sequences of genes between individual organisms of different species.
Describe the structure of proteins.
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- polymer of amino acid
- joined by peptide bonds
- formed by condensation reactions
- primary structure is order of amino acids
- secondary structure is folding of polypeptide chains into alpha helix and beta pleated sheets due to hydrogen bonding
- tertiary structure is 3D folding due to hydrogen/ionic and disulphide bonds/bridges
- quaternary structure is 2 or more polypeptide chains
What happens to introns in splicing?
They get deleted so if mutation occurs in intron sector, it will have no effect on amino acid sequence as not translated due to being non-coding DNA.
What is a degenerate code?
Can have several different codons that code for the same amino acid eg CGA and CGC may both code.
Describe what happens during transcription.
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- DNA helicase
- breaks hydrogen bonds so strands separate
- only one DNA strand acts as a template
- RNA nucleotides attracted to exposed bases
- attraction according to base pairing rule
- RNA polymerase joins RNA nucleotides together
- Pre-mRNA spliced to removed introns
Describe how proteins are digested in the human gut.
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- hydrolysis of peptide bonds
- endopeptidases break polypeptide into smaller peptide chains
- exopeptidases remove terminal amino acids
- peptidases hydrolase/break down dipeptides into amino acids
Compare and contrast DNA and RNA.
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- DNA is double stranded , RNA is single stranded
- DNA is long, RNA is short
- Thymine is DNA, replaced with uracil in RNA
- deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA
- DNA has hydrogen bonds, mRNA doesn’t have hydrogen bonds
- DNA has introns, mRNA doesn’t have introns
What’s the role of RNA polymerase in transcription?
It joins the RNA nucleotides back together forming phosphodiester bonds.
Describe what happens during translation.
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- mRNA translated translated at/moves to ribosome
- codon on mRNA
- tRNA brings amino acids to ribosomes
- codon binds with complementary anticodon on tRNA
- each tRNA specific to one amino acid
- formation of peptide bonds
Describe the appearance of a chromosome.
- chromosome is formed by two sister chromatids
- as DNA replication has occurred
- sister chromatids are being help together by centromere
Compare the structure of mRNA and tRNA.
- mRNA has hundreds of nucleotides in chain, tRNA has roughly 75
- mRNA has no hydrogen bonds, tRNA does
- mRNA is single stranded and straight, tRNA has a cloverleaf shape
A mutation in a gene coding for an enzyme could lead to the production of a non-functional enzyme.
Explain how.
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- change in base sequence of DNA/gene
- change in amino acid sequence/primary structure of enzyme
- change in hydrogen/ionic/disulphide bonds
- change in the tertiary structure/active site of enzyme
- substrate not complementary / cannot bind to enzyme/active site
- no enzyme-substrate complexes formed
Name the bases, and state which are purines and pyrimidines.
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- Adenine (purine) (A+T) pair together to form 2 hydrogen bonds.
- Thymine (pyrimidine)
- Guanine (purine) (G+C) pair together to form 3 hydrogen bonds.
- Cytosine (pyrimidine)
Explain how crossing over increases genetic diversity.
- chromosomes associate with each other
- chiasmata forms
- segments of DNA/alleles swap
- forming new combinations of chromosomes
How does meiosis cause genetic variation?
- random fertilisation of haploid gametes can produce variation in population
- mutations can occur causing genetic variation