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Unit 4 - DNA Flashcards

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1
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What are building blocks of Nucleic Acids?

A

Nucleotides

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2
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What are the 2 main types of Nucleic Acids?

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DNA and RNA

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3
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What are nucleotides composed of?

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– Deoxyribose sugar
– Phosphate group
– Nitrogenous base

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4
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Which 2 bases are purines?

A

Adenine and Guanine

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5
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Which 2 bases are pyrimidines?

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Cytosine and Thymine

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6
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What are the 4 steps of DNA replication?

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  1. DNA unzips
  2. Complimentary Base Pairing
  3. Formation of the Phosphate-sugar backbone
  4. Short strands of DNA are joined
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7
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What catalyzes the unzipping of DNA?

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Helicase

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8
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What catalyzes the complimentary base pairing?

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DNA polymerase

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9
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What catalyzes the formation of the phosphate-sugar backbone?

A

DNA polymerase

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10
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What catalyzes the joining of the short strands of DNA?

A

Ligase

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11
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What is the smallest length of a DNA molecule?

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4.6 E7

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12
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DNA is found in _____ in eukaryotic organisms.

A

Chromosomes

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13
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What protein causes the formation of chromosomes?

A

Histones

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14
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Each chromosome consists of functional units called _______

A

Genes

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15
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Any change in the sequence of base pairs of a gene

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Mutation

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16
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4 types of mutagens

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Radiation: X-rays, UV Rays, etc.

Chemicals: Asbestos, Urethane, etc.

Heavy Metals: Lead, Mercury, etc.

Viruses: HPV, Hepatitis B, etc.

17
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What are the two types of mutations?

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Frameshift and Point mutations

18
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Tell me how point mutations work

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– Involve replacing a single base with another

– Will only affect a single codon

19
Q

Tell me how frameshift mutations work

A

– Additions: - base pairs are added
– Deletions: - base pairs are removed
– Inversions: - segments of DNA are inverted

20
Q

What is the central dogma of modern genetics?

A

each gene codes for a single protein

21
Q

What are the most abundant compound in the cell and control all metabolic processes via enzymes?

A

Proteins!

22
Q

The synthesis of proteins is directly controlled by ____

A

DNA

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