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Linear sequence of nucleotides

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ATGC

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Structure of DNA

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double helix composed of antiparallel DNA strands held by hydrogen bonds between G-C and A-T base pairs

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G is paired with

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C

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A is paired with

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T

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Genetic material of a eukaryotic cell is contained in a

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set of chromosomes

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When a gene is expressed, part of its nucleotide sequence is

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transcribed into RNA, which are translated to make proteins

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In eukaryotic chromosomes, the DNA is

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tightly folded

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What makes eukaryotic DNA tightly folded

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Set of histone proteins and nonhistone chromosomal proteins

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pack the DNA into a repeating array of DNA–protein par-ticles called nucleosomes

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Histones

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The loosening of chromatin to a more decondensed state allows

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proteins in gene expression, DNA replication, and DNA repair to gain access to necessary DNA sequences

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a high degree of condensation occurs on all chromosomes during

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Mitosis and in the heterochromatin of interphase chromosomes

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Building block of DNA is

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phosphate + sugar (deoxyribose) +base

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Four different kinds of bases

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Purines: A and G
Pyrimidines: T and C

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Bases in DNA are linked together in one strand by

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covalent bonds between the 3’-hydroxyl (-OH) group of
one sugar and the 5’-phosphate of another

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G-C base pairs use how many hydrogen bonds

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3

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A-T base pairs use how many hydrogen bonds

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2

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Which base pairs are more stable

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G-C because they require higher temps to melt

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The base pairs are located __ the double helix and the phosphate groups on the sugar phosphate backbone are __ charged on the __

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inside, negatively, outside

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Each strand of the double helix contains a sequence that is

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exactly complementary to its partner strand

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DNA encodes information in the order or sequence of its nucleotides

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A T C G

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How do four nucleotides specify the sequence of twenty different amino acids

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A two base pair code could only specify 16 (4 x 4) amino acids, A three base pair code could specify 64 (4 x 4 x 4) amino acids

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process by which the DNA nucleotide sequence of a gene is transcribed into an RNA nucleotide sequence and then translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein.

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Gene expression

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The complete set of information in an organism’s DNA is called its

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genome

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The complex of DNA and protein

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chromatin

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In interphase chromatin, the DNA is compacted
~500-fold
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In humans, __nucleotide base pairs are distributed into _ chromosomes
3.2 x 10^9 24
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Homologous chromosomes known as
autosomes
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There are how many homologous chromosomes
2 sets of 22
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How many sex chromosomes
2, XX or XY
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Each human chromosome can be identified using
chromsome painting
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- A display of the full set of 46 chromosomes
karyotype
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Cytogeneticists use __ to identify chromosomal abnormalities due to chromosome loss or rearrangements
karyotypes
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Approximately how many genes in humans
25,000
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Cell replication occurs in
interphase
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Chromosome duplication requires __ origins of replication per chromosome
multiple
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Proper duplication of the two ends of the chromosome requires
two telomeres
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The duplicated chromosomes (chromatids) are held together by their
centromeres
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What happens in the M phase or mitosis
the chromosomes become even more compacted to form mitotic chromsomes
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The nuclear envelope breaks down and the chromosomes attach to...
the microtubules of the miotic spindle by their kinetochores
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centromeric DNA plus specialized centromere binding proteins
kinetochores
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What type of DNA occupies discrete territories in the nucleus
Interphase
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The genes encoding __ are located on different chromosomes but these regions cluster together in the __
ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), nucleolus
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site of rRNA synthesis and packaging with ribosomal proteins
Nucleolus
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Proteins have two classes in chromosome packing
Histones and non-histone chromosomal proteins
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What protein is very abundant and highly basic
Histones (Lysines and arginines)
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1st level of chromosome packing is done by the
nucleosome
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Nucleosomes are composed of a
Histone octamer
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Histone octamer contain
two copies of H2A, H2B, H3, and H4
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There are how many turns of DNA/nucleosome in chromosome packing
1.7
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Mild treatments that partially unfold DNA reveal
"beads on a string"
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To isolare histone octamers...
treat core particles with high salt
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What histone tail extends from the core particle
N-terminal
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2nd level of chromosome packing is done by
Histone H1
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Chromatin are packed
nucleosome
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8 protein histone molecules attach to DNA, forming a compact tight loop
Nucleosome
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Chromatin remodeling involves what two strategies
ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes and histone modifying enzymes
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What chromatin remodeling process repositions the DNA around the nucleosome
ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes
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Histone modifying enzymes remodel chromatin by
covalently modify amino acids on the histone tails
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Covalent modifications of histones include
addition and/or removal of acetyl, methyl, or phosphate groups to specific amino acids
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Regions of chromosomes that contain active genes are
more extended and seen as euchromatin
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Regions of chromosomes with inactive or silent genes are
more compacted and seen as heterochromatin
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Example of epigenetic inheritance
one X chromosome is randomly inactivated by heterochromatin formation in each cell; pattern of X-chromosome inactivation is inherited by daughter cells. Tissues in adult female end up as mosaics
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Epigenetic changes allow long lived cells to..
alter their patterns of gene expression from environmental changes.
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The pattern of modification of histone tails can determine...
how a stretch of chromatin is handled by the cell
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Structure of DNA
Nucleotides, phosphodiester bonds, base pairing
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A nucleotide consists of a
Nitrogen base, 5C sugar, and phosphate Groups
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The subunits of nucleic acids
Nucleotides
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Deoxyribose lacks the __
2’ OH group
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From 5’ to 3’: order of nucleotides
GCAT
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The helix is __ handed
Right
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The negatively charged phosphate groups are
Outside the helix
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Bases pair form
Hydrogen bonds inside
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Each chromosome has
1 double stranded DNA molecules
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Identify individual chromosomes using
DNA hybridization
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Chromosome painting enables
Detection of some chromosomal abnormalities
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In cancer cells, segments of chromosomes are
Frequently swapped
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Chromosomes are packaged & organized in discrete territories inside the
Nucleus
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__ DNA sequence elements are required for chromosome duplication and segregation
3
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Each chromosome has what elements
1 centromere 2 telomeres Multiple origins of replications
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the __ attaches the chromosome to the mitosis spindle
Centromere
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Chromosome packaging occurs at multiple levels: first three levels
1. DNA wraps around nucleosome 2. H1 histone packages nucleosomes into fiber 3. Non histone chromatin proteins fold the fiber into loops
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basic units of chromosome structure
Nucleosokes
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__ are conserved, basic (positively charged) proteins
Histones
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Binding is a DNA sequence specific: T or F
False
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N-terminal tails of the histones in the octamer…
Extend outward
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Histones are what charges
Positive
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binds linker DNA to change its path as it exits the nucleosome core particle
H1 histone
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What proteins fold the chromatin into a series of loops
Specialized non histone chromosomal proteins
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The chromatin loops are further condensed to produce
Interphase chromosome
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Changes in chromatin structure allow access to DNA: what two processes
• Chromatin Remodeling Complexes • Histone Modification
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Changes in chromatin structure alter
Gene expression
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Changes in chromatin structure can be
Inherited by daughter cells
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Interphase chromosomes contain
Euchromatin and Heterochromatin
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Compact chromosomes, transcription is inactive in
Heterochromatin
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Less compact chromatins, transcription is active in….
Euchromatin
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Chromatin remodeling complexes use
ATP
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Regulate condensation of chromatin by locally
Altering the arrangement of nucleosomes on the DNA
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Regulating condensation of chromatin makes the DNA either
More or less accessible to dna binding proteins
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Modification of amino acids in histone tails create a
Histone code
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Modifications often serve as
Protein binding site
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highly condensed form of chromatin that is concentrated at telomeres and centromeres
Heterochromatin
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Genes located in regions of heterochromatin are
Inactive or silenced
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Euchromatin is associated with
Active genes
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Chromatin structure changes with
Differentiation and cell type
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Condensed chromatin (heterochromatin) is __ darkly stained than less condensed chromatin (euchromatin).
More
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Changed s in chromatin structure can be
Inherited
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Example of change in chromatin structure
X chromosome inactivation in females
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As DNA is replicated, Histones…
Form new nucleosomes
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Modified histones recruit __ to modify new nucleosomes
enzymes
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How can chromatin structure be inherited?
1. Parental nucleosomes with modified Histones 2. 1/2 of the daughter nucleosomes have modified Histones. 3. Parental pattern of histone modification re-established by proteins that recognize the same modifications they catalyze
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Nucleotides are joined together by
Phosphodiester bonds

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