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Structure Of The Human Genome Flashcards

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General distribution of genome

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45% single sequence DNA (unique/contains gene coding regions)

45% intermediate repeat

10% highly repetitive

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Gene

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DNA sequence that contributes to phenotype of organism

Code for proteins or functional RNA molecules

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Trans acting

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Factors encoded by another gene, translated in cytoplasm and brought back into nucleus

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Gene layout

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Promoter (200 bp upstream)
Tata box (30 bp upstream)
Transcription start site
Coding region
Transcription stop site

Enhancers, may be located upstream, downstream or mid gene

Silencers: opposite of enhancer

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Post transcriptional modifications

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5’ cap added immediately

Cleavage ~ 30 bp downstream of AAUAAA > addition of 100-200 As

Splicing by splicosome
Intron = 5’ GT————AG 3’

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Development of gene families

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By duplication and divergence events

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Pseudo genes

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Arise from loss of function after duplication

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Spacers in between genes may have a ____

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Sequence independent function

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Intermediate repeated sequence likely formed by ___

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Transposition

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Types of repeated DNA elements

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LINEs long interspersed elements

SINEs short interspersed elements

LTR retrotransposons (long terminal repeat)

DNA transposons

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LINEs

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6-8 kB

Contain promoter for RNA POL 2, an ORF for protein similar to reverse transcriptase, and an ORF for an endonuclease for re-insertion

Because mRNA is copied from 3’ end, pol often doesn’t reach 5’ end therefore ‘functional’ LINE isn’t formed

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SINEs

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300-400 bp

Most were originally tRNA transcripts

Do not encode any proteins

Have promoter for pol 3

have similar 3’ sequence to LINEs so can be retrotransposed

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3 SINE families in human genom

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Alu (10% of genome)

MIR

MIR3

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LTRs

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Very similar to virus, just lacking envelope sequence

Encode for: reverse transcriptase, protease, RNAse H, and integrase

Occupy 8% of genome

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DNA TRansposons

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Encode for transposonase
Cut and paste
Copy doesn’t increase

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Highly repetitive DNA

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More dense than other DNA > forms bands in chromosomes aka satellites

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Minisatellites

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10-100 bp repeats in tandem arrays = 0.5-40 kb

Often occur near telomeres - limits use in mapping

Loci can be hypervariable - used in forensics

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Microsatelites

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2-4 bp repeats
Number of repeats varies - valuable genetic marker (more uniform distribution)

Likely arise by slippage during replication

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Telomeres

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Tandem repeats
Overhanging 3’ end (may fold back on itself)

Telomere is dissolved after ~ 50 cell cycles in eukaryotes - active telomerase can extend this

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G-bands

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Associate with low GC content

Visualized with Giesma stain

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FISH

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Fluorescent in situ hybridization

Can map chromosomal origin of a clone- important in mapping

Useful in karyotypes - painting

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Histones

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Octamer
2 (H2A + H2B + H3 + H4)
With H1 between ‘beads’

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Giamsa stain protocols

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Capture cells in prometaphase

Fix cells

Gentle digestion

Giamsa stain binds to AT rich regions

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Why isn’t sequencing a good method for determining size

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Repeat areas are shortened by incorrect overlap

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Method for genome size determination

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Feulgen stain:

Isolate nuclei and fix slide
Stain DNA
Image quantifies density
Converts density to pg (1pg = 1 Gbp)

Or flow cytometry

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Reassociation test protocols

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Extract DNA
Shear DNA to 400 bp
Boil in salty buffer to dissociate
Monitor over time

More small particle = higher concentration = faster reassociation

27
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Human genome is CpG ____

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Poor
Only 40%
Higher in gene rich areas (~50%)

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Reason for CpG islands

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Selection will maintain CG in gene coding regions by keeping them methylated

Outside of genes they undergo deaminatipn > change to uracil > 50/50 chance of being ‘fixed’ correctly

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Ensembl stats

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~ 20,000 coding genes
14,000 pseudogenes
200,000 gene transcripts

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Duplication leads to _____

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Gene families

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Unequal crossing over leads to ____

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Clustered gene duplication

Ex: his tone 1 cluster on chromosome 6

32
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Interchromosomal crossovers can lead to ___

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Segmental duplications

More common in high repeat areas (subtelomeric and pericentromeric)

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Non-processed pseudo genes

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Usually found side by side

Usually duplicated in tandem with original gene (may contain promoter)

Copied at genomic level therefore contains introns and is Collen non processed

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Processed pseudogenes

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Have no promoters or introns

Could be located anywhere

Formed by retrotransposition

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Intermediate repeats

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Interspersed throughout genome by jumping

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Common human retrogenes

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Escape from X to autosomal so genes can continue to be transcribed during replication (escaping prolonged condensed state)

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Retrotransposons or rna transposons

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Copy and paste

Increase in number

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Alpha satellites

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Bind to CenA (centromeric histone) have function in centromere kinetochore attachment

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Beta satellites

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Mostly near telomeres

40
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Qualities of genetic markers

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Sequence is known and location is known

May be polymorphic

Can be used for determining parentage, identifying individuals, quantifying diversity in population linking/mapping

41
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Diseases caused by micro satellite repeat expansion

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Huntington’s CAG

Myotonic dystrophy CTG

Fragile X CGG

Repeated RNA SEEMS TO TRAP MACHINARY PREVENTING MRNA PROCESSING

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