Test 3-dna replication, protein synthesis, gene mutations Flashcards

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Whatre the four enzymes in dna replication, what do they do

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Helicase unzips (breaks h bonds between bases)
Rna primase lays down a primer (origin of replication, dna polymerase cannot replicate without it), dna polymerase positions and joins compliemtary bases with h bonds, replaces rna primer with dna primer, proofreads codes, checking for errors, ligase joins sugar phosphate together by dehydration synthesis and okazaki fragments

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Are primers removed in dna replication

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Yes, replaced with dna nucleotides (Doesnt become dna primer)

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What way does dna polymerase read and add nucleotides

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Read: 3’ to 5’
Add: 5’ to 3’

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Which starting strand is the leading and lagging strand (with respect to the direction helicase is unzipping in)

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Leading: 3’ to 5’
Lagging: 5’ to 3’

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Which form faster: the hydrogen bonds or covalent bonds in dna, why

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Hydrogen bonds, formed by dna polymerase, while covalent ones are formed after with ligase

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Whats a gene, what is gene expression also called and why

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A segment of dna found on the chromosome that specifies the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide
Also called gene expression, since transcribing the gene means its activated/ expressed (proteins are being made from that gene)

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Does rna polymerase need a primer, why

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No, because it attaches to the promoter site and begins to unwind/unzip dna

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Which strand is the template strand for rna polymerase

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3’ to 5’, leading

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What is around the gene being transcribed

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Promoter and termination site

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Whatre the three post transcriptional modifications of pre mrna

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Capping: adds cap (modified guanine) on 5’ end
Tail: poly a tail (Adenine) added to 3’ end
Splicing: spliceosomes take/splice out introns

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What does the cap and poly a tail do, where are they found on the mrna

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Cap: 5’, turns the 5’ end into the leading end and prevents degradation
Tail: 3’: prevents damage/degradation

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Whatre introns, what happens to them in splicing

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Noncoding regions of mrna, get spliced out

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Whatre the three steps of translation, give a brief definition

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Initiation: small ribosomal subunit binds to mrna at start codon aug, large subunit and anticodon arrives
Elongation: trna brings the next amino acid to a site, peptide bonds between the amino acids form, elongation continues until the ribosome reaches a stop codon
Termination: stop codon reached, release factor (which doesnt contain amino acid) enters a site, trna released and polypeptide chain released from trna while ribosome dissociates

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Whats a polyribosome

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When there are multiple ribosomes reading one strand

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Whatre the three sites of ribosome and what do they do

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A: accepting/amino acid site: where trnas with amino acids enter from
P: peptide/ peptidal site: trna releases amino acid (polypeptide chain grows here)
E: exit site, exit for trna after amino acid is released

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Where does aug codon start at, where does the polypeptide chain grow from

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Starts at p site
Grows from p site

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When do large and small subunits separate

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To release mrna

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Whats another name for the ribosome

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Initiation complex

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What does the stop codon do

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Doesnt code for amino acid, but is recognized by the release factor, a protein that stops translation

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Whats a mutation

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A permanent change in the sequence of bases that make up a particular gene

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What can cause mutations

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Errors in replication (rare), mutations/carcinogens (ex. Radioactivity, x rays, uv radiations), organic chemicals in cigarettes (tar), pesticides, and environmental factors, transposons

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Whatre transposons

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Specific dna sequences that can “jump” within and between chromosomes, disrupting gene expression (Ex. Causes frameshift mutation)

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Whatre the two types of mutations (just names are okay)

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Point mutation
Frameshift mutation

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Whats a point mutation, what does it change, whatre the three point mutations

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When one nucleotide in a gene sequence is accidentally paired with the wrong nucleotide during replication or transcription
Changes one nucleotide (one amino acid)
Silent mutation: no effect, code changed results in same amino acid
Missense: one amino acid is changed, possibly results in alteration/ loss of protein function
Nonsense: stop codon (or start) changes, protein function is completely lost

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Whats a frameshift mutation and whatre the two types
Occurs when an extra base is inserted/ deleted from gene sequence, affecting all amino acids after it Insertion: shifts entire code of gene to right Deletion: shifts entire code of gene to left
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Whats the chance of developing cancer (Generally and in canada)
1/3 general, 1/2 in canada
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What is cancer caused by
A series of mutations of the tumor supressor genes and proto oncogenes
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What do proto oncogenes do
Controls cell growth and division
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Whatre characteristics of cancer cells
Genetically unstable (continues growing), doesnt follow checkpoints in cell cycle, ignores apoptosis, and can survive and proliferate in other parts of the body
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Whats a tumor
Abnormal mass of tissue that occurs when cells grow/ divide too much/ dont die when they should
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Whatre the two types of tumors
Benign: abnormal growths that remain in one place Malignant: cancerous and start in one area, but invate nearby tissues, possibly spreading to other parts of the body
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how many nucleotides is a primer made of
aprox 20