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Structure and replication of DNA Flashcards

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1
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What are the main FLS concepts?

A

The central dogma

Changes in gene expression results in cell specialisation

Cell structure and function is entirely dependent upon energy

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What is the central dogma?

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The idea of the two-step process of transcription and translation
Information resides in NDA which goes to RNA which in turn transmits information. The proteins then act based upon this information.

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3
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what is DNA?

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A macromolecule of a nucleic acid

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4
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What is DNA made of?

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Two polynucleotide chains

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5
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What is each polynucleotide made up of?

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Many nucleotides

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6
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What does a nucleotide consist of?

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5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose)
Nitrogen containing base
Phosphate group

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7
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Name the four bases

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Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine

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8
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What is a nucleoside?

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Sugar + base

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9
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What is the bond between the sugar and the base?

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A glycosidic bond

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10
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What is the bond between the sugar and the phosphate?

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A phosphodiester bond

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11
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Why is DNA described as anti-parallel?

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The two strands run parallel to each other but in opposite directions

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12
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How many hydrogen bonds are there between adenine and thymine?

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Two

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13
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How many hydrogen bonds are there between cytosine and guanine?

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Three

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14
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Which two bases are purine?

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Adenine

Guanine

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15
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Which two bases are pyramidine?

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Cytosine

Thymine

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16
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How does a purine base differ from a pyramidine base?

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Purine bases have two rings

Pyramidine bases have one ring

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17
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What is the major groove?

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The space between two turns of the double helix

18
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What is the minor groove?

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The space between two strands of DNA

19
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What is meant by the 5 prime end?

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The 5 carbon sugars are asymmetrical

The side the 5th carbon is found is the 5 prime end

20
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Describe asexual reproduction in prokaryote

A 
Entire genome in one circular chromosome
The chromosome replicates once 
Two chromosomes migrate to opposite ends of the cell 
Cell divides 
Daughter cells have 1 chromosome each
21
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Describe asexual reproduction in eukaryotes

A

DNA replicates during S phase
Gene expression occurs in G1 and 2
Nuclear division occurs in mitosis
Cell division occurs at the end of mitosis

22
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Why is DNA replication described as semi-conservative?

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The strands separate

A new strand is made using an old strand as a template

23
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Which is the first enzyme involved in DNA replication?

A

Helicase unwinds the double helix DNA

24
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Which is the second enzyme involved in DNA replication?

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Single-strand binding protein binds to and stabilises the single strand to keep DNA unwound

25
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Which is the third enzyme involved in DNA replication?

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DNA primase adds ribonuceloside triphosphate to synthesise and RNA primer

26
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What is the fourth enzyme involved in DNA replication?

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DNA polymerase proceeds in a 5’ to 3’ direction

27
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What rate does DNA polymerase work at?

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1000 bases a second

28
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What 3 things does DNA polymerase rely on?

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Template
Primer
All 4 nucleotides

29
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What is the fifth enzyme involved in DNA replication?

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Exonuclease removes nucleotides from the end of a DNA strand

Has a 5’ to 3’ and 3’ to 5’ version

30
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What is the sixth enzyme involved in DNA replication?

A

Ligase joins ends of single DNA strands by making new phosphate bonds

31
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How does RNA differ from DNA?

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Single stranded

Uracil instead of thymine

32
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What is the name given to the adding of nucleotides by DNA polymerase?

A

Elongation

33
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What does exonuclease remove?

A

The RNA primer

34
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What names are given to the two strands?

A

Leading and lagging

35
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What causes differences in the two strands?

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DNA polymerase has to work 5’ to 3’

36
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What happens to the lagging strand?

A

It is fragmented

These fragments are called Okazaki fragments

37
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How many origins of replication are there in prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

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Prokaryotes have one

Eukaryotes have many

38
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What is the seventh enzyme involved in DNA replication?

A

Gyrase relaxes supercoils produced when the molecule is twisted during replication
Also facilitates unwinding at the beginning

39
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What is the eight enzyme involved in DNA replication?

A

Telomerase uses a short RNA template to add short DNA repeats to the short ends of linear chromosomes when the last primer is removed using RNA template to protect the genetic information

40
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What is the name given to the point at which the double strand splits?

A

Replication fork

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