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QUIZ 5 BIOCHEM Flashcards

1
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3 stages of interphase

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G1 (growth and metabolism)
S (DNA Replication)
G2 (Preparation for cell division)

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Mitosis

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short phase following interphase

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DNA replication

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the process of making a copy of DNA, chain will split and put matching nucleotides in

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Epigenetics

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as DNA is replicated, tags are copied too (ex. methyl coping enzymes place methyl tags on newly synthesized strand)

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5
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Bacterial Replication

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circular DNA, DNA replication begins at the origin in both directions

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Eukaryotic Replication

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multiple origins, replication bubbles arise and synthesis proceeds along a fork in each direction

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7
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in order to replicate DNA …

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the double helix must be unwound and opened

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8
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Helicase

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will open the helix, untwisting the double helix

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9
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single strand binding proteins

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keep DNA from re-annealing

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Topoisomerase

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enzyme that breaks and rejoins strands to relieve tension from twisting

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what bonds will topoisomerase cut allowing for the helix to relax and spin freely?

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phosphodiester bonds

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12
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DNA synthesis in what direction

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5’ to 3’

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13
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bonds easy to break during DNA synthesis

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the hydrogen bonds between nucleotides

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14
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Direction of reading DNA

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3’ to 5’

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15
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exonuclease

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cuts incorrect bases and replaces with the correct base

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16
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RNA primers

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synthesized to start replication

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17
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primase

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enzyme that adds the RNA bases in a 5’ - 3’ direction, coping from the template strand

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18
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leading strand

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continuous synthesis of DNA replication, DNA polymerase synthesizing 5’ to 3’

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19
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lagging strand

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opposite from the leading strand, made out of Okazaki fragments, discontinuous

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20
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Okazaki fragments

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synthesized, RNA primers used to start each and is replaced by DNA

21
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Ligase

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enzyme that joins Okazaki fragments together

22
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telomeres

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caps at the end of each chromosome that ensure coding regions aren’t lost when chromosomes shorten during replication

23
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telomerase

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RNA-dependent DNA polymerase, lengthens the ends of chromosomes

24
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reverse transcriptase

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in telomerase, a single strand of RNA is reverse transcribed to single-stranded DNA and complementary DNA, RNA is removed and DNA is made double-stranded

25
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mutations

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a random error in gene replication that leads to a change, repair mechanisms in place

26
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4 steps of DNA repair

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  1. Damaged DNA recognized
  2. Enzymes break phosphodiester bond and remove damaged area
  3. DNA polymerase designed to repair, rebuilds the damaged area
  4. DNA ligase seals the nicks
27
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Transcription

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RNA synthesis from a DNA template

28
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Polymerase

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joins nucleotides to form a single stand

29
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RNA Polymerase

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able to initiate synthesis, primer not needed, lack of exonuclease

30
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Changes in RNA bases

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A will change places with T and U will replace T’s place

31
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RNA polymerase in prokaryotes

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One RNA transcribes all RNA in the cell

32
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RNA polymerase in eukaryotes

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an individual RNA polymerase for each rRNA, mRNA, tRNA

33
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RNA polymerase I

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transcribes rRNA

34
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RNA polymerase II

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transcribes mRNA

35
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RNA polymerase III

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transcribes tRNA

36
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promoter region

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site of attachment for the RNA polymerases and identify thee start point for transcription

37
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operons

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a number of genes all under the control of a single promoter in RNA

38
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TATA box

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many A and T at the start point of transcription, with only 2 bonds, easier to separate

39
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polycistronic transcript

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produced by an operon, translates several proteins

40
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what cells contain introns and axons?

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eukaryotic

41
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Bacterial Transcription

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  1. Initiation
  2. Elongation
  3. Termination
42
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Sigma factor

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controls the binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter, allows for bacterial transcription to occur

43
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5’ capping

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Addition of methyl guanosine to the 5’ end of a eukaryotic mRNA during processing.

44
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what methylates guanosine? how is it regenerated?

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S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) regenerated by folate and vitamin B12

45
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Poly A polymerase

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catalyzes the addition of adenines from ATP after transcription is finished

46
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Poly (A) tails

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post transcriptional modification, is a protein binding site that protects mRNA transcript from being degraded in the cytosol

47
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removal of introns

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a sequence signals the borders of the intron, spliceosomes attach and cut the introns out between the borders

48
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a-Amanitin

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poisonous mushroom, binds to RNA polymerase II, halting transcription and translation so the cells die

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