Chapter 21 - genetic technologies and genomics Flashcards
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Recombinant DNA technology
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- use of laboratory techniques to bring together fragments of DNA from multiple sources
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gene cloning
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- the process of making multiple copies of a particular gene
- two purposes:
1. make large amounts of a specific gene’s DNA- study DNA directly
- use the DNA as a tool
- to make a large amount of the gene product
- study the structure and function of a protein
- other uses such as medicine
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genomics
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- the molecular analysis of the entire genome of a species
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3 steps of gene cloning
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- source vsctor DNA and chromosomal DNA as starting materials
- insert gene of interest into vector
- introduce a recombinant vector into a host cell that doesn’t already have a vector. The host cell takes up one vector and then copies the vector and divides to produce many cells
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vector DNA
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- carrier for the DNA segment that gets cloned
- comes from plasmids or viruses
- can replicate once introduced into a living cell
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plasmids
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small circular pieces of DNA found naturally in many strains of bacteria
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viral vectors
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derived from viruses which infect living cells and propagate themselves using the host cell’s machinery
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recombinant vector
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- contains plasma and the gene of interest
- made by opening up vector and inserting the gene of interest
- vector may recircularize without GEI insertion
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what is the importance of the location at which the GEI is cut
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- the sequence on the overhang makes sure it attaches to the right place on the genomic DNA
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restriction enzymes
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- cut DNA during gene cloning (step 2)
- made naturally by bacteria to protect against bacteriophages
- cut at specific restriction sites
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restriction sites
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- sequence of DNA that binds a specific restriction enzyme
- most are palindromic
- overhangs are sticky because the complementarity causes them to attract each other
- cut in different places on the two sides of the DNA
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what is one con of the second step of gene cloning?
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- vectors may recircularize without insertion of GEI
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DNA ligase in gene cloning
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- covalently bonds the GEI into the vector DNA to create the recombinant vector
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selectable marker
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- makes sure that the plasmid was taken up by the cells
- a gene whose presence can allow organisms such as bacteria to grow under a certain set of conditions
- ex: an antibiotic-resistance gene is a selectable market that can allows bacteria to grow in the presence of the antibiotic
- amp^R is the most common selectable marker
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amp^R
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- most common selectable marker
- ampicillin resistance gene
- codes for beta-lactamase that degrades ampicillin, which normally kills bacteria
- growth of bacteria on ampicillin plates indicates that amp^R is present
- only cells that picked up the inserted plasma can grow
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LacZ system
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- the LacZ gene is built into the vector to eliminate recircularized empty vectors
- codes for beta-galactosidase which cleaves colorless X-Gal into a blue dye
insertion of cloned DNA disrupts lacZ gene - bacteria with recircularized plasmids form blue colonies
- bacteria with recombinant vectors will form white colonies
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DNA library
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- collection of many recombinant vectors each with a fragment of chromosomal DNA
- treatment of chromosomal DNA with restriction enzymes yields tens of thousands of different fragments
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electrophoresis
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- technique used to separate macromolecules on a gel
- can separate DNA or proteins
- often used to evaluate the results of a cloning experiment
- separate based on charge, size/length, and mass
- gel is set in aqueous solution so that charges can move through it and move the DNA
- denser and more massive molecules are more restricted and don’t move as far
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three steps of PCR
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- denaturation - template DNA is heated and denatured into single-stranded molecules
- primer annealing - temperature is lowered and the primers bind to specific sites in the template DNA
- primer extension - temp is slightly raised and taq polymerase uses dNTPs to catalyze the synthesis of complementary DNA strands
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Dideoxy chain-termination method (dideoxy sequencing)
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- DNA polymerase makes complementary strand to the single stranded template DNA until it reaches a ddNTP
- DNA chains of various lengths are created
- electrophoresis separates the chains by length
- the DNA sequence can be read by determining which base is at the end
- done in a test tube so there aren’t other types of DNA polymerases that go back and fix mistakes
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DNA microarray
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- small slide on which an array of spots contains many different known sequences of single-stranded DNA
- used to monitor the expression of thousands of genes simultaneously
- goal is to find out which genes are transcribed into mRNA in a particular sample of cells
