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define biotechnology

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the use of natural cellular processes to make products that are of use to humans

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define genome

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complete set of genetic information of an organism

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define genome

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complete set of genetic information of an organism

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why do we use gel electrophoresis?

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technique used to separate DNA fragments according to their size

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what does the gel in gel electrophoresis allow?

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gel = porous
dna is cable to travel through ‘maze’ separating smaller fragments which move through quicker and larger fragments which don’t travel through as fast or as long

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what is the purpose of a dna ladder

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is a standard sample of known sizes which is out into the gel aswell so that the exact fragments in the sample can be determined through comparing them to the ladder

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what is the gel stained with

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dna binding - dye
allowing dna fragments to be seen as bands

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what is the purpose of the electric current in gel electrophoresis

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makes dna move through gel , towards the positive electrode

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what is the purpose of the buffer solution in gel electrophoresis

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carries charge and completes the circuit

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what does the loading dye allow?

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allows dna to sink into wells and shows dye-front to know when to stop the system

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why is dna negatively charged and what does this allow?

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due to the phosphate group (negative charge) allowing to to move toward the positive electrode

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what does PCR stand for?

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polymerase chain reaction

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what is the purpose of the PCR process?

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used to make millions of copies of a particular region of dna
amplifies DNA to make enough to be analysed

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what are the 6 components needed in a PCR test

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dna sample
primers
nucleotides
taq polymerase
buffer mix
PCR tube

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what characteristic must the dna polymerase used in PCR have and what polymerase is usually used?

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Heat-stable
Taq polymerase is usually used due to its high heat-tolerance which can withstand high temperatures and not denature

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what is the role of the buffer solution in PCR and what does it contain?

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necessary to create optimal conditions for Taq polymerase

contains:
Mg ions - cofactor dna polymerase and stabilise negative charge of DNA phosphate
other components optimise ph for polymerase to prevent denature

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what are primers and how many are required in each reaction?

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short sequence of nucleotides that provide a starting point for Taq polymerase
2 primers used

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what temperature is required for denaturation?

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96 degrees

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what occurs during denaturation?

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strongly heated to completely separate / denature dna strands

providing 2 single stranded templates

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what temperature is required for annealing to occur?

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55-65 degrees

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what occurs during annealing?

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reaction is cooled allowing primers to bind to the complimentary sequences on the single stranded template dna

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what temperature is required for extension to occur?

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72 degrees

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what occurs during extension?

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the temperature is raised so that Taq Polymerase extends the primers, synthesising new strands

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what is the PCR machine called?

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Thermocycler

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what are restriction enzymes used for?
cutting the dna into fragments at specific points called recognition sites capable of cutting sticky ends (staggered) or blunt ends (same cut)
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what does STR stand for
SHORT TANDEM REPEATS
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what are short tandem repeats?
2-5 nucleotides in the non-coding region on your genome which can be presented in varying numbers or repeats more mutations can occur
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define dna sequencing
the process of determining the sequence of nucleotides in a piece of dna
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what do dideoxynucleotides lack?
the OH (hydroxyl) group on the 3’ carbon of the sugar ring this means no further nucleotides can be added to it
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define recombinant dna
the process of recombining fragments of dna from different sources
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what are 3 reasons to do recombinant dna
introduce new genes into species replace faulty genes make useful proteins make identical dna copies
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why are plasmids used in recombinant dna ?
bacteria already carries plasmid and can then uptake plasmid with inserted gene inside
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what is used to paste dna and plasmids together in recombinant dna?
dna ligase
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where to restriction enzymes cut dna?
at specific recognition sites
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why is the same restriction enzyme used to cut both plasmid and gene if interest?
creates the same complimentary sticky ends allowing to anneal / joined together
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what is recombinant dna used for (3)
biopharmaceuticals gene therapy gene analysis
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what is the aim of gene therapy
find a faulty/mutated gene and replace it by inserting a healthy/functioning gene
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what does exvivo gene therapy do
cells are removed from body and genes are edited / replaced OUTSIDE OF BODY and then transplanted back into body
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what does invivo gene therapy do?
cells are NOT removed from the body vector carries healthy genes into affected cells
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what are 4 types of variation
new/different alleles new/different combination of alleles sexual reproduction randomness failure of meiosis occurring properly
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define gene mutations
changes in single genes so that traits normally produced by that gene are altered/not present at all
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define chromosome mutations
all/part of chromosome is affected including multiple traits/genes
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define a spontaneous mutations give an example for chromosome and gene mutations
due to random error in a biological process chromosome - cell division error gene - dna replication error
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define induced mutations and what causes these
due to exposure to mutagenic agents giving rise to both gene and chromosome mutations
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define mutagens
things that are known to mutate dna / increase the frequency of mutations occurring above the rate of naturally occurring mutations
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give a physical example of mutagens
ionising radiation - UV light, X rays, radioactive waste
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give a chemical example of mutagen
mustard gas formaldehyde altering dna structure and interfere with transcription
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where does the mutation occur in germ-like mutations
occurring in reproductive cells
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where are somatic mutations formed
inside of body in body cells
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which out of germ line and somatic mutations are passed on to offspring
germ line mutations are passed to offspring somatic are passed to daughter cells
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which out of germ-line and somatic mutations effects the individual
somatic effects individual germline effects individuals offspring
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what are the 4 types of gene mutations
substitution inversion deletion addition/insertion
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define silent mutations
substitution of a base that still codes for the same amino acid as the original base
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define missense mutations
substitution of a bad that codes for a different amino acid the protein has a single amino acid different which may alter the function of the protein
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define nonsense mutations
substitution of a base that leads to premature ‘stop codon’ to be coded for protein synthesis stops earlier than it should causing the protein to not function properly
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what happens during deletion of a gene mutation
nucleotide is lost/deleted from the sequence leading to a frameshift of downstream codons to no longer being read properly
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what is caused by insertion in gene mutations
nucleotide is inserted/added into dna sequence causing downstream of codons to not be read properly (frameshift)
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what occurs during inversion of a gene mutation
order of bases is swapped resulting in altering protein function
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what are the two types of chromosome mutations
chromosome block mutations chromosome number mutations
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what are the 2 types of chromosome block mutations
deletion inversion translocation duplication
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what are 2 types of chromosome number mutations
1. polyploidy - extra set of chromosomes in cell (down syndrome) 2. Aneuploidy - extra or missing chromosomes - non disjunction in cell division (turners)
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define allele frequency
the frequency of alleles (variants of genes) in a population
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define migration / gene flow
exchange of individuals between populations which removes or introduces alleles from a particular population
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define natural selection
environment selects which individuals are more likely to live, reproduce and pass on their advantageous alleles and which die and are unable to reproduce due to disadvantageous alleles
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define random genetic drift
change is frequency of existing alleles (gene variant) in a population due to random sampling of organisms
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when is random genetic drift most effective
most effective / has a bigger effect in smaller populations where change has a large effect on gene pool
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what may random genetic drift cause
variants / alleles to disappear to decrease genetic variation and cause initially rare alleles to become more frequent
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define founder effect
small section of the population leaves a larger population to colonise a new habitat gene pool of founder population is likely to differ from original population
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how do founder effect populations become different from the original population
different selection pressures due to different environment limited breeding alleles
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define genetic bottleneck
population numbers decrease due to predation, disease, climate change or natural disaster gene pool significantly differs from original due to some alleles being lost, small random group of alleles surviving
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define emigration
removing alleles from a gene pool
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define immigration
introducing alleles to gene pool
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define isolation
development of separate gene pools
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what are the 2 barriers of gene flow
geographical barrier - oceans, mountains, lakes, rivers socioeconomic barrier - economic status, educational background, religious background
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what do genetic diseases result in
changes to allele frequency’s within gene pools
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what was Darwin’s 3 observations of natural selection
1. VARIATION - members of species vary 2. BIRTH RATE - all living organisms reproduce at rate greater than which food supply and resources increase 3. NATURES BALANCE - although birth rate of animals is high, each species remains level
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define struggle for existence
animals must compete /struggle because of excessive birth rate and limited resources
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define survival of the fittest
those with characteristics that are favourable / best suited to the environment are more likely to survive, reproduce and pass on these traits /alleles
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3 types of natural selection
directional selection stabilising selection disruptive selection

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