Chapter 14- Gene Expression

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Transcription

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Synthesis of RNA using information in the DNA

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Gene Express

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The process in which DNA directs the synthesis of proteins

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mRNA

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Strand of RNA that carries genetic message from DNA to protein synthesizing part of cell

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Translation

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Synthesis of a polypeptide using the information in mRNA

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Ribosome

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Complex of particles that facilitate the orderly linking of amino acids to polypeptide chains

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Primary Transcipt

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The initial part of RNA that is not translated into a protein

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Triplet Code

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Genetic instruction for a polypeptide chai written in three nucleotide words

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Template strands

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Provides pattern or template for the sequence of nucleotides in a RNA transcript

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Codon

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mRNA nucleotide triplet

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Reading frame

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The triplet grouping of ribonucleotides used by translation machinery

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RNA polymerase

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Pries apart the stand of DNA and makes RNA form free floating nucleotides, complementary to DNA

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Promoter

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DNA sequence where RNA polymerase attaches and begins its thing

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Terminator

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The part of RNA that ends the transcription

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Transcription unit

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Stretch of DNA that is transcribed into a RNA molecule

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Transcription factors

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Collection of proteins that mediate the binding of RNA polymerase and initiation of transcription

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Transcription initiation complex

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Complex of RNA polymerase and transcription factors bound the promoter

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TATA box

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In forming the initiation at complex at a eukaryotic promoter

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Poly-A tail

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At the 3’ end, an enzyme adds 50-250 adds adenine nucleotides

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RNA processing

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Both ends of primary transcripts are altered by enzymes in Eukaryotes before the genetic messages are dispatch to the cytoplasm

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5’ cap

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A modified form of guanine nucleotide added I tot the 5’ end after transcription of first 20-49 nucleotides

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RNA splicing

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A cut and paste job of a large removal of RNA molecules that is originally synthesized

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Introns

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The noncoding segments of nucleic acid that lies between coding regions

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Exons

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The coding regions of the DNA that is expressed

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Alternative RNA Splicing

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Genes that give rise to two or more different polypeptide depending on which segments are treated as exons during RNA processing

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Spliceosome

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A large complex of proteins and small RNA that remove introns

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Ribozymes

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RNA molecules that function as enzymes

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tRNA

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The function of tRNA is to transfer amino acids from the cytoplasmic pool of amino acids

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Anticodon

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The particular nucleotide triplet that base pairs to a specific mRNA codon

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Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

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The correct matching up if tRNA and amino acids is carried out ha family of related enzymes

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Wobble

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Flexible base pairing at the 5' end of tRNA anticodon can pair with either a or g at the Thrid position

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rRNA

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What the anti codons are made out of

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P site

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Where the amino acid binds to polypeptide

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A site

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Point where the tRNA is added

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E site

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Exit site

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Signal peptide

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The polypeptides of proteins that are destined for the endomembrane

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Signal recognition particle

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Functions as an escort that brings ribosome to receptor in er membrane

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Point mutations

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Change in a single nucleotide pair of gene

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Nucleotide pair substitution

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Replacement of one nucleotide and its partner

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Silent mutations

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No effect on the phenotype

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Missesne mutations

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Change one amino acid to another and have little effects on the protein

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Nonsense mutations

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Causes translations to be canceled and stops the polypeptide and make the

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Insertions

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Addition of nucleotide

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Deletion

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Loss of nucleotide

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Frame shift mutation

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When the points where the codon are placed are moved

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Mutagen

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Interact with DNA and cause mutations