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1
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From DNA upwards, how is DNA folded and packed? (3)

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DNA winds into chromosomes, from there into nucleosomes, and finally into solenoids

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What is the large, general difference between euk and prok in regards to DNA being transcribed into DNA?

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Prok transcribes directly into mRNA

Eukaryotes transcribe into pre mRNA first, then mature it into mRNA

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Why does DNA and RNA always transcribe in the 5’-3’ direction?

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The phophodiester bond can only occur at the 3’ end of the nucleotide already on the strand

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How does the transcription signaling protein hold onto the DNA strand and find the correct sequence?

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non specific affinity to the dna strand, random match affinity, and then finally it attaches to the correct sequence when that affinity matches its own affinity exactly

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5
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what polymerase is used in prokaryotes for transcription?

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RNA polymerase

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What polymerase is used in the eukaryotes?

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RNA polymerase II

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How is transcription triggered in prokaryotes?

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little subunits find specific regions on the DNA and attact RNA polymerase which transcribes the mRNA

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How is transcription triggered in the Eukaryotes?

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a group of activators, repressors, and transcription factors assemble at the regulatory sequence, which attracts RNA polymerase II to bind and transcribe

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9
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what is the group of repressors, transcription factors, and activators called?

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Transcription Initiation Complex (TIC)

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10
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give three examples of transcription factors described in class

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steroids, MAP kinase, and PKA

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11
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How are RNA polymerase I and III different from II?

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They can only assist in producing protein, by providing ribosomes (I) and bringing amino acids (III)

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12
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describe the distal regulatory sequence

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activators, represors, and transcription factors can bind to it upstream by hundreds of nucleotides, and regulate the transcription of the sequence

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13
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What region of the strand contains the TATA box?

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The promoter

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14
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what two processes are used to stop transcription in proks?

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Rho independent and dependent

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15
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At what rate can RNA polymerase II transcribe?

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60 nucleotides per second

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16
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describe Rho independent in prokaryotes

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The independent process has lots of G and C at one end that attract to eachother and make a loop. the tension this loop makes at the end causes the TIC to fall off the strand

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Describe RHO dependent in prokaryotes

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An ATP powered unwinding enzyme causes the TIC to fall apart

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What is used by eukaryotes to halt transcription?

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a sequence of DNA at the end of the sequence

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How does the Eukaryote use the sequence of DNA at the end of the sequence to halt transcription.

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The sequence signals the polymerase to stop soon, and that sequence itself is translated. The polymerase stops transcribing shortly therafter. But that leaves an extra segment that is not part of the desired sequence

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What is the extra segment of DNA used for after transcription has halted in eukaryotes?

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It is used to attach the Poly-A tail. The Poly-A tail attaches to it.

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21
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What enzyme is used to attach the Poly-A tail?

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Poly-A polymerase

22
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how do the products of transcription differ between eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

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straight up mRNA will come from prokaryotes, while pre mRNA will come from eukaryotes first

23
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what things must happen to pre mRNA before it can become mature?

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it must have the 5’ G cap added, and the poly A tail added to the 3’ end, and the introns spliced out

24
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do both euk and prok have introns?

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No, only eukaryotes have introns

25
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where is the poly A tail added to?

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It is added to a small amount of extra dna that is at the 3’ end

26
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when is the 5’ cap added to the mRNA strand?

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shortly after translation initiates, roughly 50 nucleotides in

27
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what is the role of the 5’ cap?

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It attracts the ribosme 30S to the strand

28
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what is the mechanism used for the splicing of the introns?

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snRNPs (small nuclear ribonuclear proteins)

29
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what are snRNPs made of?

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short nuclear RNA and proteins

30
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How does the spliceosome know where to cut the mRNA?

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the complex that is formed is able to recognize the specific sequences of RNA

31
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How can these spliceosomes create different sequences from the same mRNA strand?

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The spliceosome can recognize sequences on either end of introns that have a exon in between them. This can create different proteins by expressing the exons differently

32
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How can these spliceosomes create different sequences from the same mRNA strand?

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The spliceosome can recognize sequences on either end of introns that have a exon in between them. This can create different proteins by expressing the exons differently

33
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how is gene expression regulated in prok?

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Operons, molecular switches

34
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how many proteins are needed to digest lactose?

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3

35
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In prokaryotes, what lies between the promoter and the sequence it corresponds to?

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operator

36
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what role does a repressor play in gene expression in prok?

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The repressor binds to the promoter, which prevents RNA polymerase from binding

37
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where is the sequence that codes for the repressor?

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upstream

38
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what can allow the repressor to drop of the promoter?

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when lactose becomes available in higher concentrations, a modified version of lactose will bind to the receptor and make it drop off

39
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what is the modified version of lactose called that binds to the repressor?

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allactose

40
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what converts lactose to allactose?

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beta galactosidase

41
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what enzyme makes lactose permeable to the cell?

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permease

42
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what is interfering RNA?

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small strand of RNA that can bind to specific sequences of mRNA, and tag them for degradation

43
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what is interfering RNA?

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small strand of RNA that can bind to specific sequences of mRNA, and tag them for degradation

44
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From DNA upwards, how is DNA folded and packed? (3)

A

DNA winds into chromosomes, from there into nucleosomes, and finally into solenoids

45
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From DNA upwards, how is DNA folded and packed? (3)

A

DNA winds into chromosomes, from there into nucleosomes, and finally into solenoids

46
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what are transposons?

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segments of DNA that are able to be excised and transplanted in a different region of the strand

47
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who discovered transposons?

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Barbara McClintock

48
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what enzyme is responsible for cutting out the jumping genes?and inserting them in a different section?

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transposase

49
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what enzyme is responsible for cutting out the jumping genes?and inserting them in a different section?

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transposase

50
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define retrotransposons

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segments of RNA that can code for DNA via reverse transcriptase, then be placed into a gene

51
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what is really bad about transposons?

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They have no proofreading system, so they make a lot of mutations

52
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what are ribosomes made of?

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ribonucleoprotein

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