Biochemistry Flashcards
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DNA exists in the ——— form to fit into the ———
- Condensed, chromatin
- Nucleus
DNA loops —(number)— around a ——— to form a ——— (nicknamed ———)
- twice
- histone octamer
- nucleosome
- (“beads on a string”).
——— binds to the nucleosome and to ———, thereby stabilizing the chromatin fiber
- H1
- “linker DNA”
DNA has ——— charge from ———
- negative
- phosphate groups
Histones are ——— and have ———charge from ———
- large
- positive
- lysine and arginine (Note: LARge)
In mitosis, DNA ——— to form ———
- condenses
- chromosomes
DNA and histone synthesis occurs during:
S phase
Mitochondria have their own DNA, which is ——— and ———
- circular
- does not utilize histones
Heterochromatin is ———, and appears ——— on EM
- condensed
- darker
(HeteroChromatin = Highly Condensed)
Heterochromatin is sterically ———, and thus transcriptionally———, ——— methylation and ———acetylation
- inaccessible
- inactive
- increased
- decreased
Barr bodies are ———, categorized as —(heterochromatin or euchromatin)—, and may be visible on the ———
- inactive X chromosomes
- heterochromatin
- periphery of nucleus
Euchromatin is ———, and appears ——— on EM
- less condensed
- lighter
Euchromatin is transcriptionally ———, and sterically ———
- active
- accessible
(Euchromatin is Expressed)
DNA methylation changes the ——— without changing the ———
- expression of a DNA segment
- sequence
Name 5 processes DNA methylation is involved with :
aging, carcinogenesis, genomic imprinting, transposable element repression, and X chromosome inactivation (lyonization)
Methylation within gene promoter (——— ) typically ———
- CpG islands
- represses (silences) gene transcription
Dysregulated DNA methylation is implicated in ——— syndrome
Fragile X
Histone methylation usually causes ———, but can also cause ——— depending on ———
- reversible transcriptional suppression
- activation
- location of methyl groups
——— and ——— residues of histones can be methylate
Lysine and arginine
Histone acetylation results in ———, which yields ——— and thus ———
- removal of histone’s positive charge
- relaxed DNA coiling
- increased transcription
(Histone Acetylation makes DNA Active)
——— hormone synthesis is altered by acetylation of ——— receptor
- thyroid
- thyroid hormone
Histone deacetylation (removal of acetyl groups) results in ———, and thus ———
- tightened DNA coiling
- decreased transcription
Histone deacetylation may be responsible for altered gene expression in ——— disease
Huntington
What is uniparental disomy?
Offspring receives 2 copies of a chromosome from 1 parent and no copies from the other parent