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molecular components of DNA

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adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine; deoxyribose (pentose) is the phosphate background (sugar)

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molecular components of RNA

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adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil; ribose (pentose) is the phosphate background (sugar)

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nucleotide

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base+sugar+phosphate= nucleotide

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how can nucleotides be measured

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by distance and length

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DNA and RNA strands

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nucleotide+ nucleotide(n)= strand

deoxyribonucleotides; ribonucleotides

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DNA

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double stranded; double helix; hydrogen bonds enable the ladder and hold the helix together, bonds can be broken; one sequence predicts the next one; complex macromolecules made of several basic atomic components; encodes genes

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DNA hierarchical arrangement

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dna from each parent arranged into chromosomes (23 chromosomes from each) 22 pairs of autosomes and 1 pair of sex chromosomes

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replication

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process through which DNA serves as the template for the synthesis of RNA

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transcription

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process through which DNA serves as the template for the synthesis of RNA

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what causes bonds to break

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increase in temperature and pH

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DNA replication

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relies on complementary base pairing ; occurs before mitosis and meiosis 1; semi conservative; DNA is synthesized by DNA polymerase in a 5’ to 3’ direction

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what is DNA polymerase responsible for

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synthesizing a new strand of DNA during replication

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helicase

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surrounds and separates enzyme

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where are the genes

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indicated by start (ATG) and stop (TAA, TGA, TAG) codones; hold the code for specific protein

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transcription

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relies on base pairing; RNA is synthesized by RNA polymerase 2

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RNA processing in eukaryotic cells

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splicing out of introns, capping with 5’ methyl cap, polyadenylation

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translation

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ribosomes make proteins from the messages encoded in mRNA; three nucleotide groups called codons encode one amino acid (genetic code)

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genetic code

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each 3-nucleotide mRNA codon specifies a particular amino acid; each tRNA transfer a particular amino acid

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mRNA

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template for the production of proteins, the molecules that build and comprise structures and perform enzymatic reactions

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tRNA

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enables the transfer of amino acids into a growing polypeptide chain

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rRNA

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a component of protein producing ribosomes

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the chromosome

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each in a living cell is a DNA double helix; in the cell nuclei of higher organisms usually linear (larger, complex); some of bacteria are circular
*gene, nucleotide, genome, chromosome (smallest to largest)

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viral genomes

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some made of DNA, others RNA; some single stranded, others double stranded; some integrate their genetic material into the host cell’s genome; small, no introns and complex

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eukaryotic genomes

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made of DNA; contain introns and exons; frequently include several to many linear chromosomes; size varies

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overlapping genes

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are read from two different starting points or in opposite directions from a segment of DNA; common to many species, including humans; 1 gene=1 protein; not evenly distributed; gene poor or gene rich

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gene

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short segment of DNA that contains the code or blueprint for one or more proteins

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prokaryotic genomes

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made of DNa; circular or linear; do not contain organelles; float freely inside the cell; size varies

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human genome

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23 pairs of chromosomes (diploid); 1-22 are autosomes; X and Y are sex chromosomes; males are XY, females are XX; mitochondria in egg; 3 billion base of DNA; 1.5-3% codes for proteins; 35000-100000 genes; 99.9% identical at DNA level; alternation lead to disabilities

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chromatin and DNA packaging

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DNA would be 6.8 feet long if stretched out; packaged DNA is chromatin; wound tightly around histones”(bead on a string)*almost 2 meters tiny and thin

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regulation of human genome

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the expression of genes within an organism’s genome is tightly regulated by: promoters, enhancers, silencers, methylation, imprinting, alternative splicing, RNA stability; X-inactivation

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promoters

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bind RNA polymerase and initiate transcription

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enhancers

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increase transcription of associated genes

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silencers

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suppress transcription of associated genes

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methylation

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attachment of a methyl group to a cytosine base result in silencing of gene expression

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imprinting

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special case of methylation, occurs during gametogenesis

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alternative splicing

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allows for multiple proteins from one gene

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RNA stability

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cells control rates at which new mRNA’s are transcribed and the rate at which mRNA’s decay

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x-inactivation

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lionization; turns off most genes on some of the X chromosomes of females; occurs early in a female’s development; inactivated X chromosomes become compacted (Barr Body); random process

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karyotyping

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visual representation of a genome; variations in the number or structure of human chromosomes can cause a variety of genetic disorders; variations in numbers within the cell are called aneuploidies

40
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extra copy of chromosome 21

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down syndrome

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extra copy of chromosome 13

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patau syndrome

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blending model

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offspring are a blend of parents; blend of characteristics is passed on to the next generation; variation is washed out over time

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particulate model

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offspring are a combination of the parents; parental contributions are passed to the next generation as separate entities; variations is maintained over time

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Mendel’s research

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made pure breeding lines for different phenotypes of pea plants; crossed the pure lines to get F1 generation; recessive traits cannot be inherited through complete dominance only if parents are heterozygous for the trait

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punnet square

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bookkeeping tool; allele is the specific form of hereditary particle passed on through male or female gametes; if alleles for the dame gene are different in the same person the individual is heterozygous; useful for predicting the ratios of possible genotypes of a particular combination of alleles

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Watson and crick

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determined the structure of DNA

47
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mendel

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breeding experiment with pea plants

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miescher

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discovered DNA

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levene

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studied nucleotides, tetranucleotide hypothesis

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chargaff

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chargaff’s rules (A+G=T+C)

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franklin

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x-ray crystalography

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new sequencing

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454 pyrosequencing and illumine

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the DNA instructional manual

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each chromosome is a continuous strand of DNA; 3 billions ladders

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met amino acid

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AUG

55
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DNA extraction

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purified away from proteins and other cellular contaminates isolate DNA for: genetic testing; body identification, analysis of forensic evidence

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