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Unit 5 Flashcards

1
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chemical concept of a gene

A

structurally stable, self-replicating, resists alterations, inheritable

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2
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Molecular hierarchy

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DNA-genotype-RNA-phenotype-protein

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3
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Simplified Central Dogma

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DNA - Transcription - RNA - amino acid chain - folding - protein

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4
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DNA is _________ transferred to RNA molecules

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unidirectionally

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5
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What is self-replicating?

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DNA and RNA

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6
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RdRP

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dependent RNA Polymesase

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7
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How do RNA viruses work?

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Use antisense (non-coding strand) as genetic material via the activity of RdRP

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8
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antisense

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non-coding strand

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9
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Retrotranscriptase (RT)

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Enzyme that allows RNA to be transcribed back to DNA

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10
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Exception to self-replicating rule

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Prion diseases

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11
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Molecular mechanisms behind the transfer of genetic info

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Transcription and translation

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12
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Where does transcription and translation happen in prokaryotes

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Cytoplasm

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13
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Transcription

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DNA to RNA

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14
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Translation

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RNA to protein

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15
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Where is RNA synthesized then transported to?

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Synthesized in nucleus, transported to the cytoplasm

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16
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Where does most of our understanding of transcription processes come from?

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Study of E. coli infection

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17
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Phages

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DNA viruses that infect bacteria by hijacking the transcription and translation mechanisms

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18
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Characteristics of RNA molecules

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Single stranded
OH group in position 2 of the ribose
uses U instead of T, but when RNA folds U can pair with A or G
Can catalyze reactions

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19
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Ribozyme

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catalytic RNA

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20
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Small nuclear RNA

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snRNA
structural components of spliceosomes

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20
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Messenger RNA

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m RNA
intermediates that carry genetic info from DNA to the ribosomes

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21
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Transfer RNA

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tRNA
adaptors between amino acids and the codons in mRNA

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22
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ribosomal RNA

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rRNA
structural and catalytic components of ribosomes

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23
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micro RNA

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miRNA
short single-stranded RNA that blocks expression of complementary mRNA

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24
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general features of RNA synthesis

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catalyzed by RNA polymerases
processed in 5-3 direction
only coding strand used as template
U instead of T
will be complementary to DNA antisense template strand and identical to DNA contemplate (sense) strand

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25
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cDNA

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the complementary DNA synthesized from RNA template

26
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Which DNA strand is used in RNA synthesis

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template strand

27
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What is the RNA produced by transcription of the template strand referred to?

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sense (+) RNA

28
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Transcription is a dynamic event, what does this mean?

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several events of transcription can be going on at the same time

29
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What type of genes are transcribed nonstop

A

housekeeping genes, such as ribosomal RNA

30
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Stages of transcription in prokaryotes

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RNA chain initiation
RNA chain elongation
RNA chain termination

31
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RNA polymerases

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enzymes responsible for decoding DNA to RNA

32
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RNA chain initiation

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RNA polymerase binds to promorter region (forms phosphodiester bonds)

33
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Promoter region

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conserved cis-elements (sequence of DNA) that mark site of binding
Only present on template strand

34
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RNA chain elongation

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chain grows from 5-3

35
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RNA chain termination

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RNA polymerase arrives at termination site, decouples from DNA template, and RNA strand is released

36
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Factor dependent termination

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requires a protein factor (p-dependent)

37
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Intrinsic termination

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requires cis elements (inverted repeat) at end of transcript (p independent)

38
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post-transcriptional modifications of mRNA

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intron splicing
5’ capping
3’ poly-adenylation

39
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differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic transcription

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one RNA polymerase vs 3 (5 in plants)
naked DNA vs chromatin
simple vs complicated transript

40
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RNA polymerase 2

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transcribes mRNA and some functional/non-coding RNA

41
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capping

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unusual 5-5 phosphodiester bond between a methylated guanine nucleotide to the first transcribed nucleotide in the RNA

42
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cap purpose

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transport across nuclear envelope
protect mRNA from cytoplasmic nucleases
recognition on signal for translation machinery

43
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poly a tail

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poly a polymerase recognizes cleaved and processed transcripts as templates to add poly a tail (200 adenines)

44
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Poly(a) tail purpose

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enhance mRNA stability in cytoplasm
promotes translation

45
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mature mRNA

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only coding sequences (no introns)
capped on 5
poly-A tail on the 3

46
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What does splicing allow?

A

more alternative genes and to remove introns

47
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introns

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noncoding sequences

48
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exons

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coding sequences

49
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R loops

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formed by 2 nucleic acid strands. Its boundaries mark the interval of an exon in the gene

50
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what does a single r loop mean

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all coding sequence present in the RNA has direct correspondence in its gene. They are the exons

51
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Do prokaryotes have introns?

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no

52
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2 mechanisms of splicing in eukaryotes

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Self splicing and RNA/protein complex mediated splicing

53
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self splicing

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primary transcript with enzymatic activity/ribozyme. No protein involvement or energy required

54
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RNA/Protein complex mediated splicing

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enzymes/snRNA needed to recognize and mediate intron excision (spliceosome). Requires energy

55
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Which RNA polymerase does translation use

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RNA pol 2 - mRNA
RNA pol 1 - all RNA
RNA pol 3 - tRNA

56
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tRNA job

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acts as adapter between codons and amino acids. They fold into 3 different structures that determine its function

57
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Which codons don’t have a corresponding tRNA

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stop codons

58
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Hachimoji DNA

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8 nucleotides
4 biological (A,C,T,G)
4 new synthetic (Z,P,S,B)
can be replicated and transcribed to RNA

59
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Properties of genetic code

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composed of nucleotide triplets, stop, and start codons
non-overlapping
comma-free
is degenerate and nearly universal

60
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Wobble Rules

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tRNA can interact with more than 1 condon

61
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amber mutation

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a premature stop codon

62
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amber suppressors

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mutations in tRNA genes that change the anticodon specificity can re-engineer the genetic code in cells

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