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BB1725 (Hetmanski) Flashcards

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Definition of Cell

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Smallest unit of a living organism

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What are the different cell shapes

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  • Neurones
  • Adipocytes
  • Red Blood Cells
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Fibroblasts
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Definition of Inheritance

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Passing of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

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How does DNA become functional?

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By being turned into proteins via RNA

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Definition of Gene

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Segment of DNA sequence that codes for one protein (1 RNA molecule)

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What is the Genome?

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All of the DNA in a cell (coding & non-coding)

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Definition of Genetics

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Study of Genes (and the genome)

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Definition of Genomics

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Study of Genome

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Definition of Asexual Reproduction

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Division of the cell to form two daughter cells, containing same genetic information as the mother cell

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Definition of Sexual Reproduction

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Fusion of two special cells (gametes) to form another type of cell (Zygote)

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What is an Allele?

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An alternative form of a gene

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Describe DNA Structure

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  • Macromolecule (large molecule of atoms covalently bonded together)
  • Two polynucleotide chains polymers (multiple units) of nucleotides
  • Each chain is known as ‘DNA strand’
  • Structure has major & minor groove
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Key facts about DNA structure:

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  • DNA 2nm wide
  • One full turn rises 3.4 nm
  • There are 10 - 10.5 rises bases per turn
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Why is DNA a helix and why is it a double helix?

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To save space
For replication & stability

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3 components of Nucleotides:

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  • Deoxyribose Sugar (backbone & stability) - strong covalent bonds
  • Phosphate Group (Structure)
  • Base (4 types - code)

Base + Ribose = Nucleoside
Base + Ribose + Phosphate = Nucleotide

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What are Purines?

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Double ring structures
- Adenine & Guanine

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What are Pyrimidines?

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Single ring structures
- Cytosine & Thymine

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Describe Eukaryotic Packaging

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Packaging of total cell DNA occurs in discrete units - “chromosomes”
In humans - 3.2x10ª chromosomes are divided between 46 chromosomes
Not all chromosomes are same size
Images of condensed chromosomes one called ‘karyotypes’

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Describe Nucleosome

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Functional unit of DNA packaging
8 Histone proteins:
- positively charged interact with negatively charged DNA

Core Histones of nucleosome are surrounded by 146 base pairs of DNA
DNA wraps 1.65x around histone core

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Describe String of beads

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Adjacent nucleosomes connect via spacer DNA (H1 HISTONE ATTACHES HERE)

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Describe Chromatin Fibre

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String of beads further coiled to form ‘Chromatin Fibre’

They stack together as a zig-zag

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Role of Histone 1

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Plays important role in stacking the two nucleosomes to form a chromatosome

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How is DNA Packaged?

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  • Start with DNA
  • DNA wraps around histones to form nucleoside
  • Nucleosomes stack to form Chromatin
  • Chromatin further packed by addition of scaffold proteins
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How can DNA be accesses if tightly packed?

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Via Scaffold proteins & loops
(Exact method is unknown)

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What are the two types of chromatin & explain
Euchrommatin: - Less condensed - Does not strongly stain - Major genes involved in transcription Heterchromatin: - Highly condensed chromatin visible by light microscopy in interphase eukaryotes - Gene activity surpressed
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Definition of DNA Replication
Copying of DNA that occurs during Mitosis and Meiosis
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Definition of DNA Recombination
Exchange of Genetic Material Helps drive evolution via meiosis Can occur as part of DNA repair
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What is the process of DNA Replication and explain it
Semi-conservative Replication - Each daughter strand of new (replicated) DNA contains one strand from original strand and one new strand of DNA
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DNA Replication Key Components:
1. Four different Deoxynucleoside triphosphates 2. DNA helicase - enzyme that unwinds DNA 3. Single-stranded DNA binding proteins 4. DNA Polymerase - makes the copy 5. DNA Topoisomerase - helps with unwinding 6. DNA Primase - helps with copying 7. DNA Ligase - repairs DNA single strand nick
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What are some problems that could occur during Replication?
- DNA Polymerase cannot start making a copy of DNA - DNA Polymerase needs 3' OH group to attach to the nucleoside triphosphate - DNA Polymerase needs a primer - Lagging strand can have a DNA Nick (But sealed by DNA Ligase)
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What is the General Process of DNA Recombination?
- Enzymes generate double-strand DNA break and single stranded ends - Single-strands find homologous DNA by DNA synapsis - Synthesis of Heteroduplex region (Branch migration) - Strand cutting to give two new molecules
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When does DNA Recombination take place?
Takes place during: - Meiosis - Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) - Repair of double-strand break damaged DNA
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What are the different types of Mutations?
- Deletions (loss of nucleotide(s)) - Insertions (gain of nucleotide(s)) - Substitutions (change of one base for another) ______________________________________________________ - Transitions: (Purine to Purine - A to G) (Pyrimidine to Pyrimidine - C to T) - Transversions: (Purine to Pyrimidine)
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Name the different Exogenous (External) Damage of mutations
Ionising Radiation (X-Rays) - Single or double-strand breaks in DNA UV (Sunlight) - Thymine cross-linking Chemicals - Hydrocarbons in cigarette smoke - Aflatoxins in mouldy peanuts
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Name the different Endogenous (Internal) Damage of mutations
DNA Replication Errors Hydrolysis - Spontaneous Depurination & Deamination Oxidation
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Define Depurination
Removal of Guanine or Adenine
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Define Deamination
Conversion of cytosine to uracil
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What are the consequences of DNA damage?
- Cell Death - Functional decline of tissue - Organ issue/failure (Neurodegeneration, kidney injury, cardiovascular disease) - Cancer - Developmental deficiencies - Embryonic Lethality
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Name the different DNA Repair Mechanisms and state the function
Direct Repair - Reverses the DNA damage Base Excision Repair (BER) - Removes single damaged bases - Single-strand break repair - Main protector against metabolism damage Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) - Removes Thymine dimers and large chemical adduct Mismatch Repair (MMR) - Removes mismatched base pairs and insertion/deletion loops Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) - DS break repair Homologous Recombination Repair (HR) - DS break repair
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What are the common themes of DNA Repair?
1. Detect damage - proteins detect and bind 2. Remove damage - nucleases 3. Resynthesis/Repair - DNA polymerases and ligases 4. Regulation - protein kinases
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Definition of Transcription
Generates single-stranded RNA identical in sequence with one of the strands of the DNA duplex
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Definition of Translation
Coverts the RNA sequence into amino acid sequence comprising a protein
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Difference between RNA and DNA
RNA : - Ribose sugar - Uracil DNA: - Deoxyribose sugar - Thymine
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