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What are non-coding regions in DNA?

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Protein binding sequences
Structural sequences
Repeat sequences
Unknown function “junk DNA”

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Is the entire genome important in the functioning of a organism?

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Possibly but at current understanding, DNA contain non-coding strands and coding strands. Non-coding strands have been taught to have no function but recent research suggest othewise

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What are coding regions of DNA?

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Contains genes which code for specific proteins

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What do the protein-binding sequences in non-coding regions do?

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These sequences allow for the binding of specific proteins

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What do the structural sequences in non-coding regions do?

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These sequences help to give the chromosome its shape. These include coding for centromeres and telomeres.

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What are centromeres and what do they contain?

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Centromeres (where chromosomes arm join) no specific sequence, but it is repetitive.

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What are telomeres and what do they contain?

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Telomeres (the ends/tips of chromosomes) which consists of TTAGGG repeat sequences

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What is the importance of repeat sequences in non-coding region?

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Repeat sequences are not only important for centromeres, telomeres and protein binding; they also serve as genetic markers when examining chromosomes and gene order (i.e. microsatellites)

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What are di-nucleotide repeats?

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Two nucleotides that continue to repeat

Ex. TATATATATA

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What are tri-nucleotide repeats?

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Three nucleotides which are repeated.

Ex. TACTACTACTACTAC

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What do the protein- coding sequences in the coding region do?

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These sequences are called genes and they code for specific proteins.

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What are genes?

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Inherited instruction carried on a chromosome; specific segment of DNA carrying an instruction to code for a specific protein

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Does one gene code for one protein?

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No

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Does one gene code for different proteins?

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Yes, but not always

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What are introns?

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Parts of the coding region of a gene that are transcribed but not translated

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What are exons?

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Part of the coding region of a gene that is both transcribed and translated

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What do spliceosomes do?

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Introns are spliced out by a complex of enzymes known as spliceosomes leaving only the sequence that will be expressed as protein (the exons)

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What is the molecule called when the DNA still have spliceosomes attached to it?

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pre-mRNA

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What is called after the spliceosomes have removed the introns?

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mRNA

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How does one gene make different proteins?

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EACH DIFFERENT mRNA IS TRANSLATED INTO A DIFFERENT PROTEIN this is called alternate splicing

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