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1
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When do gene mutations arise?

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During DNA replication

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What are the types of gene mutation?

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Addition, deletion, substitution, inversion, duplication, translocation of bases

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Gene mutations occur ____________.

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Spontaneously

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What is a mutagenic agent?

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Something that increases the rate of mutation

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What is an addition mutation?

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Adding a nucleotide

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What is a deletion mutation?

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Removing a nucleotide

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What is a substitution mutation?

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Changing one nucleotide for another

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What is an inversion mutation?

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A segment of a chromosome breaks off and reattaches elsewhere in the opposite direction

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What is a duplication mutation?

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One or more copies of a DNA segment are produced

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What is a translocation mutation?

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Moving of a section of DNA from one chromosome to another

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What is the definition of a mutation?

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A change in the sequence of nucleotides/ bases in the DNA

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What processes produces new combinations of alleles?

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crossing over

Independent segregation of homologous chromosomes

Random fertilisation

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13
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What is a totipotent cell?

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Stem cell

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14
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Totipotent cells can divide and produce any type of body ____.

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Cell

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Totipotent cells occur only for a ______ time in early mammalian embryos.

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Limited

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16
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Pluripotent stem cells can divide in u___________ numbers and can be used in treating human disorders.

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Unlimited

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During embryonic development as new cells are made some of the genes are “switched off” (no longer transcribed). These cells are called _____________.

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Pluripotent

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18
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In adults cells are highly specialised and referred to as ____________ ie can differentiate a they divide into a limited number of cell types

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Multipotent

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In eukaryotic cells when a gene is transcribed pre mRNA is made. What is the difference between pre mRNA and mRNA?

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Pre mRNA contains introns and exons. MRNA only contains exons because the intros are spliced out

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What is the difference between the coding strand of a gene and pre mRNA?

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DNA is made of nucleotides with the bases Adeneine, thymine, guanine and cytosine whereas in RNA is adenine, uracil, guanine and cytosine

The mRNA strand has as sequence of bases that is complementary to the sequence on the DNA rather than the same as. RNA nucleotides have the sugar ribose whereas DNA nucleotides have deoxyribose

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21
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How does mRNA leave the nucleus?

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Nuclear pores

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How many codons on mRNA attach to a ribosome during translation at any one time?

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2

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What is the name of the bond formed between two amino acids in the polypeptide chain? What is needed for this bond to form?

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Peptide
ATP is hydrolysed to release energy

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What happens to the polypeptide as it is being made?

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It is folded and transported along the rough Endoplasmic reticulum

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What is a transcription factor?

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A protein that controls the transcription of genes by binding to a specific sequence of DNA

They ensure that genes are being expressed in the correct cells, at the correct time and to the right level

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What is the upstream part of a gene?

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Refers to the DNA before the start of the coding region

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What is a promoter?

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A section of DNA upstream of the coding region that is the binding site for proteins that control the expression of the gene

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How do transcription factors enter the nucleus?

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From the cytoplasm through nuclear pores

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29
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Some transcription factors bind to the ________ region of a gene

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Promoter

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30
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How do transcription factors interact with RNA polymerase?

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Either by assisting RNA polymerase binding to the gene (to stimulate expression of the gene) or by preventing it from binding (to inhibit gene expression)

31
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What hormone works as a transcription factor?

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Oestrogen

32
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Oestrogen is hydro________ and ______ soluble.

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Hydrophobic
Lipid soluble

33
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Describe the oestrogen stimulation pathway.

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  1. Oestrogen diffuses into the cytoplasm
  2. Oestrogen diffuses through the nuclear pore into the nucleus
  3. Oestrogen attaches to an oestrogen receptors that is held within a protein complex, this cases the oestrogen receptor to undergo a conformational change
  4. The new shape of the oestrogen receptor allows it to detach from the protein complex and diffuse towards the gene to be expressed
  5. The oestrogen receptor binds to a cofactor which enables it to bind to the promoter region of the gene, this stimulates RNA polymerase binding and gene transcription
34
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What is RNAi?

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Interfering RNA

35
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Why may gene expression and protein synthesis be stopped?

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A cell may not want to turn all mRNA into a protein

To protect the cell from infection by viruses

36
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Describe how gene expression is blocked?

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  • two RNA strands form a complementary base pairing with hydrogen bonds, linking the bases together - this forms dsRNA (double stranded RNA)
  • dsRNA then gets cut by the dicer enzyme
  • small interfering RNA (siRNA) is formed from the dsRNA being cut by the dicer enzyme
  • siRNA forms a RISC complex (RNA induced silencing complex) with an enzyme and one stand is destroyed
  • the siRNA molecule guides the enzyme to an mRNA molecule by pairings is bases with the complementary ones on a section on the mRNA molecule
  • the enzyme cuts the mRNA into smaller sections
  • the mRNA is no longer capable of being translated into a polypeptide
37
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Describe how gene expression is blocked.

  • two RNA strands form a complementary base pairing with 1._________ bonds, linking the bases together - this forms dsRNA (2. ______ _________RNA)
  • dsRNA then gets cut by the 3. ______enzyme
  • small interfering RNA (4._____) is formed from the dsRNA being cut by the dicer enzyme
  • siRNA forms a RISC complex (RNA induced silencing complex) with an enzyme and one strand is 5._________
  • the siRNA molecule guides the enzyme to an mRNA molecule by pairings is bases with the 6. _____________ ones on a section on the mRNA molecule
  • the enzyme cuts the mRNA into smaller sections
  • the mRNA is no longer capable of being 7. ___________into a polypeptide
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  1. Hydrogen
  2. Double stranded
  3. Dicer
  4. SiRNA
  5. Destroyed
  6. Complementary
  7. Translated
38
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What are epigenetics?

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Heritable changes in gene function without changes to the base sequence of DNA

39
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What is the epigenome?

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All of the chemical modifications to all the histone proteins and DNA

40
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The DNA in the nucleus is wrapped around _________ proteins.

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Histone

41
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What causes changes in the epigenome?

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The environment

42
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If the DNA is wound more tightly around a histone in a certain area, the genes on this section of DNA are switched off. What does this mean about the expression of the gene?

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The gene is hidden from transcription factors and RNA polymerase, meaning the gene cannot be expressed

43
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DNA is wrapped around histone proteins which form a ____________.

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Nucleosome

44
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What is the chemical formula for an acetyl group?

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COCH3

45
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Acetylation happens to ________.

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Histones

46
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Acetylation happens to ________.

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Histones

47
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What is adding acetyl to a histone called?

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Acetylation

48
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Acetylation causes gene expression to be _________?

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Stimulated

49
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Why does acetylation of Histones lead to stimulated gene expression?

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Adding acetyl to an amino acid removes the ionic bonds between the histone protein and DNA

This causes the DNA to become less tightly wrapped so RNA polymerase and transcription factors can easily bind and therefore gene expression is stimulated.

50
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Describe the ionic bond between a histone protein and DNA.

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ionic bond between the positively charged R-group of the histone protein and the negatively changed phosphate backbone of DNA

51
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What is the removal of an acetyl group called?

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Deacetylation

52
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Deacetylation _______ gene expression

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Inhibits

53
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Describe how Deacetylation inhibits gene expression.

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Removal of acetyl returns the amino acid to its positively charged sate which has a stronger attraction to the DNA molecule and therefore inhibits transcription

54
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Methylation happens to ___.

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DNA

55
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What is the chemical formula for a methyl group?

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CH3

56
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Methyl groups can be added to a carbon molecule on c________ bases.

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Cytosine

57
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How does methylation inhibit gene expression?

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The addition of methyl groups suppresses the transcription of the affected gene because the methylated bases attract proteins that bind to the DNA.

58
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Demethyation _____________ gene expression

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Stimulateds

59
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What is a carcinogen?

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Something that increases the chance of harmful mutations that can lead to cancer

60
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What are the 3 types of cancer treatment?

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Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery

61
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Benign tumour:
- _____ rate of growth
- same appearance of surrounding _______
- well defined shape, often in a c______
- ______ invades surrounding tissue (due to having a membrane)
- _____ metasises

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Slow
Tissue
Capsule
Never
Never

62
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Malignant tumour:
- _____ rate of growth
- ab_______ shape
- doesn’t resemble surrounding ______
- usually ______ surrounding tissue
- _______ metasises

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Fast
Abnormal
Tissue
Invades
Usually

63
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What are the 2 genes that are involved in causing cancer if they mutate or have epigenetic changes?

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  • tumour suppressor genes
  • proto oncogenes
64
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How do tumour suppressor genes work?

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These genes code for proteins that inhibit cell division and prevent the formation of tumours

65
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What is a proto-oncogene?

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A gene that normally helps grow and divide to make new cells

66
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How is an oncogene formed?

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A proto-oncogene mutuates and becomes activated when its not supposed to be, this results in uncontrolled cell division

67
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How can a mutation of a tumour suppressor gene lead to uncontrolled cell division?

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A loss of function mutation means that the genes cannot slow down cell division
There is no initiation of apoptosis and no cell cycle arrest

68
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How can increased oestrogen concentrations lead to cancer?

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Oestrogen binds to the transcription factor activating genes that promote cell division which can lead to tumour formation

69
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What is the genome?

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All of the genes present in an organism

70
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What is the proteome?

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All of the proteins that are expressed in an organism

71
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How can the genome project help with understanding evolutionary relationships?

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Can help with classification
Help identify subspecies
The more separated organisms are on an evolutionary tree, the more different their DNA

72
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How can the genome project help contribute to personalised medicine?

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Diagnose diseases before they become present e.g finding severe immune problems in a baby

73
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What are some of the ethical considerations surrounding the human genome project?

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Knowing someone’s genome makes exploiting their genome a possibility
- > cloning
-> designer babies
-> ‘playing God’ argument

74
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How long does it take sequence a human genome?

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26 hours

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