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Cycle 3 Flashcards

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Each nucleotide consists of the five-carbon ______, a _______ group, and one of the four _________

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sugar deoxyribose, phosphate, nitrogenous bases

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Two of the bases, adenine, and guanine are _____, nitrogenous bases built from a pair of fused rings of carbon and nitrogen atoms

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purines

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The other two bases, thymine and cytosine, are ______, built from a single carbon ring

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pyrimidines

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Number of ____ = number of ______ (the amount of adenine = thymine, the amount of guanine = cytosine)

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purines, pyrimidines

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DNA polymerase on template strands is assembled in what direction

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Assembled 5’ to 3’

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The direction of movement of DNA polymerase on template strands
Moves ______

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3’ to 5’

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______The process of DNA replication in which the two parental strands separate and each serves as a template for the synthesis of new progeny double-stranded DNA molecule

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Semi-conservative

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______: A DNA strand assembled in the direction of DNA unwinding

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Leading strand

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______: A DNA strand assembled discontinuously in the direction opposite to DNA unwinding

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Lagging strand

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Unwinds DNA helix

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Helicase

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Avoids twisting the DNA ahead of replication form (in circular DNA) by cutting the DNA, turning the DNA on one side of the break in the direction opposite to that of the twisting force, and rejoining the two strands again

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Topoisomerase

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Stabilizes single-stranded DNA and prevent the two strands at the replication form from reforming double-stranded DNA

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Single-stranded binding proteins

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Synthesizes RNA primer in the 5’ to 3’ direction to initiate a new DNA strand

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Primase

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-Main replication enzyme in E.Coli
-Extends the RNA primer by adding DNA nucleotides to it

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DNA polymerase 3

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At the one end, a phosphate group is bound to the ___ carbon of deoxyribose sugar whereas at the other end, a hydroxyl group is bonded to the ___ carbon of deoxyribose sugar

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5’, 3’

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DNA strands grow in a ____ direction

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5’ to 3’

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An unwound and open region of a DNA helix where DNA replication occurs

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Replication bubble

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A bubble consists of two _______ replicating in opposite directions

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replication forks

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______ gives you information when characterizing the genome

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Karyotype

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In karyotype, scientists take chromosomes during _____, take them out of the cell, and line them up from _____ to ______

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metaphase, largest to smallest

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Humans have __ sets of __ chromosomes

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2 sets of 23 chromosomes

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T/F: The number of chromosomes and their length vary between species

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TRUE

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Each set has to have _____ chromosomes and would be different numbers on the karyotype

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unique

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Sunflower would be a tetraploid as it has _n

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4n (4 sets of unique chromosomes)

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Most plants are _____
polyploidy
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Why study or quantify the genome?
Genome codes for what is going to happen in the cell Basic comparisons between species Insight into the evolution, function, and “complexity” of an organism
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Genome size does ___ relate to how complex an organism is
not
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A genome is all of the DNA in ____ COPY of an organism's chromosomes
ONE (in one set)
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Chromatids are identical DNA molecules attached at their _____
centromeres
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IN G: DNA is a
double helix It has polarity (one end is 5’ other is 3’) Antiparallel
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IN S: Replicate, now have
two helices
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T/F Regardless of replication or division, the chromosome number is still the same
TRUE
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_____ = number of unique nuclear chromosomes present in an organism
n-value
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________ (ploidy) tells us the number of unique sets that are present in an organism
The coefficient of n
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_____ represents the amount of DNA in one set of an organism's nuclear chromosomes: genome size
C-value
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C Value: Quantity of base pairs or mass (______)
picograms
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The_______ tells us how many times the entire genome is present in a cell (copies of the genome)
coefficient of C
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____ of species remains constant
C Value
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_____ is changing
Copy #
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_____ DOES NOT CHANGE DURING THE CELL CYCLE
PLOIDY
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___ implies nothing about C
n
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One of the two identical halves of a duplicated chromosome
Chromatid
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_____: The region where two chromatids are attached
Centromere
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______: Protective caps at the ends of chromosomes
Telomeres
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__: The number of unique sets of chromosomes in a cell.
n
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For humans, n=
23
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___: The amount of DNA in a cell, often expressed in terms of mass or the number of DNA molecules
C
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S phase: DNA replicates, so it remains __n but the C value doubles to _C
2n, 4C
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_______: Results in gametes with 2n, which can lead to polyploid offspring if fertilization occurs
Tetraplidu (4n)
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G1 phase: __n and __C
2n and 2C
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G2 phase: The cell is __n and __C (since the DNA has replicated, but chromosomes have not yet divided)
2n and 4C
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_______: Produces gametes with uneven chromosome distribution, leading to infertility or inviability due to imbalance
Triploidy (3n)
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After mitosis (M phase): Back to __n and __C (each daughter cell gets one set of chromosomes)
2n and 2C
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_______: Standards meiosis involves halving the chromosome number to produce haploid (n) gametes
Diploidy (2n)
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_________ refers to the observation that the genome size (C-value) does not correlate with organisms complexity
The C-value paradox
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DNA is a ______ molecule that forms a helical structure
double-stranded
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______: The building blocks of DNA, consisting of a sugar (deoxyribose). A phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base (Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, or Guanine)
Nucleotides
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The two strands of DNA run in ______ directions (5’ to 3’ and 3’ to 5’)
opposite (Antiparallel strands)
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Mechanisms that ensure the inheritance of sameness: (3)
-Semi-conservative replication -Proofreading by DNA polymerase -Mismatch repair
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_______: The unwound section of DNA where replication occurs
Replication bubble
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______: Synthesized continuously in the 5’ to 3’ direction, toward the replication fork
Leading strand
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A pairs with T via two ______, and G pairs with C via three ______
hydrogen bonds
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________: Synthesizes discontinuously in short fragments called Okazi fragments, away from the replication fork, and later joined by DNA ligase
Lagging strand
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_____: Short RNA primers are placed on the lagging strand (and once on the leading strand) to provide a starting point for DNA polymerase
Primers
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_______: A state in which a cell can no longer divide but remains metabolically active. This is often a response to DNA damage or the shortening of telomeres
Cell senescence
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_______: The maximum number of times a normal somatic cell can divide before reaching senescence, typically around 40-60 divisions in humans
Hayflick limit
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Cells reach senescence due to the progressive shortening of _______ with each replication cycle, which acts as a biological clock for cell division
telomeres
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Telomeres consist of repetitive nucleotide sequences, particularly ______ in vertebrates, repeated thousands of times at the ends of chromosomes
TTAGGG
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These TTAGGG sequences protect the end of ______ from degradation and prevent them from _____ with other chromosomes
chromosomes, fusing
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Why chromosomes shorten at each replication: DNA polymerase can only add nucleotides in the 5’ to 3’ direction, which creates an issue for the _____ strand.
lagging
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After removing RNA primers at the ends of chromosomes, there is no way to replace them with DNA, resulting in:
a small amount of DNA loss at each replication cycle
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_______: An enzyme that adds telomeric sequences (TTAGGG) to the ends of chromosomes, compensating for the DNA loss during replication
Telomerase
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Telomerase contains an ___ template that is complete to the telomeric sequence and acts as a reverse transcriptase to extend the telomeres
RNA
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Telomerase is most active in ____ cells, stem cells, and some ____ cells, allowing them to divide indefinitely without undergoing senescence
germ, cancer
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We inheritance sameness, meaning daughter cells look close to identical because of the way DNA replication occurs in the __ phase
S
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A distinct 3’ and 5’ end on each confers _____ (positional) on DNA backbones
polarity
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For a cell to divide, has to replicate its ______
genome
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________ has very high accuracy overall but is going to make some mistake
DNA polymerase
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DNA replication and cell mitosis : Inheritance of ______
sameness
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DNA polymerase needs preexisting ______ (RNA or DNA)
nucleotide
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3’ has a free ________ group This is the group DNA polymerase needs to extend the strand
hydroxyl (OH)
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5’ has free ______ Cannot be extended by DNA polymerase
phosphate
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RNA has ___ DNA has T
U
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Two strands of double helix run _______
antiparallel
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Replication is ___-conservative
semi
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#1 target of chemotherapy is the __ phase One inhibits topoisomerase or bases
S
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Adult ____cells in the body have telomerase (lower levels)
stem
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DNA unwinds and each strand acts as a ____ for the synthesis of a new, complimentary, antiparallel strand
template
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What about the LAST bubble on the end of a chromosome? The _____ strand has copied over every single base in the template strand But ______ still needs to copy all that over because it's going to be removed by polymerase one
leading, lagging
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The_______ is what DNA polymerase reads off of
template strand
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_____ replicate one strand continuously, and one discontinuously (leading vs lagging)
Replisomes
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Replication “bubble” arises from two “____” created at one “origin”
forks
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Each time cell replicates, it loses some _____
telomerase
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______ protect you from losing sequences of genes
Telomeres
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In senescence cell can: remain in G1 and G0 and function, remain and not function, or ______
apoptosis
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It didn't get filled up and will always be shorter because it needs more template and primer, doesn't know what to do at end That is why ______ comes to an end and extends
telomerase
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Eventually reaches critical length (reaches _______ ______)
hayflick limit
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Once it gets there, cell ______, meaning it will no longer replicate
senescence
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HOWEVER: telomerase helps maintain telomere length, Does not prevent it from shortening, just _______ it
extends
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Primers closer to ____
ORI
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T/F Male germ cells do not, but female oocytes do have telomerase
FALSE: Male germ cells do, but female oocytes do not
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_____ cells need telomerase to grow
Cancer
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Telomerase is an ____-dependent DNA polymerase
RNA
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List of mechanisms to ensure Inheritance of sameness: (3)
-Complimentary base pairing- A must match with T and C must match with G -Semi-conservative mode of replication- DNA synthesis relies on a pre-existing template so each copy MUTS be made to match the existing template -Proofreading - 3’ to 5’ exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase 3 that corrects errors made during replication
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Gene not activated in _____ cells, but cancer would turn it on
somatic
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Lots of telomerase During_______ ________ (very active in embryogenesis)
embryonic development

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