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1
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What are the 2 types of genetic chains

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Deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid

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What monomers make DNA and RNA

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Nucleotides

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3
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What are the three parts of nucleotide

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  • phosphate group PO4
  • 5 carbon (Pentose) sugar either deoxyribose or ribose
  • nitrogenous base
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What are the 5 bases and where are they present

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Adenine, cytosine, and Guanine (DNA+RNA)
Thymine (DNA)
Uracil (RNA)

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What are purines

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Adenine and guanine, have a double ring bond

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What are pyrimidines

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Thymine, uracil, and cytosine
Single ring bond

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What are the base pairings

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A with T 2 h bonds
C with G 3 h bonds

Purine is always with a pyramiding

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8
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How do the nucleotides string together

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The sugar of one joins to the phosphate of another forming the sugar-phosphate backbone

The bases join together through H bonds

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9
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What shape does a DNA strand take

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A double helix
Strands are in “Anti-Parallel” facing opposite directions

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10
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What are the 5’ and 3’ in Pentose sugar

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The 5th and 3rd prime carbon in the sugar. Tells you which direction the Strand is facing

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11
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Why does a cell need to replicate DNA

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When a cell divides it need 2 exact copies of the DNA for the new cells.

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12
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When does DNA replication occur

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In the interphase

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13
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What is the first step of DNA replication

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DNA Helicase unzips the molecule by breaking the H bonds at the replication fork

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What is the second step of DNA replication

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free floating nucleotides line up with complementary bases
New H bonds form and DNA polymerase runs down molecule double checking and sealing H bonds

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Where are the new nucleotides found for dna replication

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They are free floating in the nucleoplasm and originate from food and molecules

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16
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What is the third step of DNA replication

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DNA lignes runs down the bases and bonds the sugar / phosphate backbone

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17
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What is the final step of DNA replication

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2 identical DNA molecules are ready for the dividing call
Both are identical, any mistakes are mutations
They are semi conservative keeping 1/2 old and getting 1/2 new

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18
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What is Recombinant DNA

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The use of various techniques and enzymes to recombine DNA from different organisms

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What can we do with recombinant DNA

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Take a gene from one species and insert it into the DNA of a different species where it can be expressed

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20
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What enzymes are use in recombinant DNA

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Restriction enzymes

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21
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What are three possible used for Recombinant DNA

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Protein production
Gene therapy
Transgenic organisms

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What is protein production

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Take a gene from one organism (like the human insulin gene) put it in a new organism (like E. coli bacteria) which can produce the protein for our use

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23
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What is gene therapy

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The correction of non functional gene in individuals. A virus can be used to inject the correct gene into the cells of a patient to cure illnesses like cystic fibrosis

24
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What are transgenic organisms

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Organisms with a foreign gene inserted into them to give it features not possible through breeding
To make better plants and animals for agriculture

25
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What are the two stages to protein synthesis

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Transcription: (DNA code copy to mRNA)
Translation: (mRNA to make proteins @ ribosome)

26
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What is unique about RNA

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Single stranded
Found in nucleus and cytoplasm
Uracil

27
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What are the 3 types of RNA

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mRNA (messenger RNA)
rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
tRNA (transfer RNA)

28
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What is messenger RNA

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Takes message from DNA out of nucleus to a ribosome
Needs to be remade for every protein or enzyme

29
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What ya ribosomal RNA

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Made In nucleus and combined with proteins to make ribosomes “read” mRNA’s message 3 letters at a time to make amino acid chains and then proteins

30
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What is transfer RNA

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Transfer the correct amino acid to the ribosome to build the polypeptide chain

31
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What is the first step of transcription

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DNA helicase unzips and unwinds a section of DNA to expose one Gene (chromosome puff)

32
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What is the second step of Transcription

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Only one side of DNA is used to make a mRNA copy of the code. An enzyme RNA polymerase attaches to exposed DNA and complimentary base pairs make the code with RNA nucleotides

33
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What is the start codon

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AUG, methionine

34
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What are the three stop codons

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UAA
UAG
UGA

35
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What is the first step in translation

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Initiation - mRNA leaves the nucleus and Travels to a ribosome (rRNA making two subunits)
The ribosome reads the mRNA, looking for the start codon and looks into place

36
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What is the second step In translation

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Elongation - the ribosome “reads” the mRNA codons and “calls out” for the tRNA to bring the appropriate amino acids
If class for two tRNAs at a time and they lock in (codon to anticodon) side by side
The two amino acids join by peptide bonds
tRNA leaves and the ribosome moves on

37
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What is an anticodon

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Found on tRNA
3 bases complimentary to a specific codon

38
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What is the last step in translation

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Termination - when the ribosome reaches a stop codon it releases the mRNA, the new completed polypeptide (which will head to the Golgi), the mRNA will disintegrate, tRNA leaves, and ribosome comes apart

39
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What are the 3 causes of mutations

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Germinal
Somatic
Mutagens

40
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What are germinal mutations

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Can be passed on to offspring like hemophilia

41
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What are somatic mutations

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Body cell
Not inheritable
Ex cancers

42
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What are mutagens

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X-rays, radiation, chemicals, heavy metals, etc

43
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What are chromosome mutations

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A change in the physical piercing of a chromosome
Usually involves thousands of genes
Missing pieces
Extra pieces
Exchange of pieces
More detrimental
Many developmental disorders

44
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What is translocation

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Pieces of separate chromosomes are exchange

45
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What is deletion

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Pieces become missing

46
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What is duplication

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Extra pieces are copied and added

47
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What is inversion

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Pieces are flipped into reverse order

48
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What is a gene

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A segment of DNA in a chromosome that codes for one protein
The human genome has ~3 billion base pairs which are 10-15% genes

49
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What was the first organism to have a genome sequenced

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Haemophilus influerizae, a bacteria with 1.8 million base pairs

50
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What are gene mutations

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A change in the nucleotide sequence which affects 1 gene

51
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What are the two types of frame shift mutations

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Deletion and addition
They change all the following codons
Serious

52
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What is a point mutation

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Changes only one codon
Substitution
Less serious

53
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What is deletion

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One base is left out

54
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What is addition

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One base is added

55
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What is substitution

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Pieces are replaced with each other

56
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How do mutations affect chemical reactions

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Chemical reactions occur in pathways where one leads to another
If one enzyme in the pathway is nonfunctional then the pathway is interrupted and something like a blood clot will be prevent

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