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ground zero for DNA

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Parents pass genetic traits on to their offspring (inheritance)
Chromosomes in a cell’s nucleus carry the traits
Chromosomes are made of DNA and Proteins Histones we can conclude Genetic info is carried by either DNA or protein

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Griffith

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discovered bacteria give genetic traits to other bacteria. The trait they passed on was ability to secrete a capsule

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what did griffith not know

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Didn’t know if DNA or protein was being traded

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smooth colonies vs rough colonies

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smooth colonies secrete a capsule, rough ones dont

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Avery

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1st to show DNA is the genetic material.
Showed that only DNA could transfer a trait from one bacteria to another….
give rough bacteria the ability to make a capsule

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What was averys experiment

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took cells, seperated them into RNA, protein, DNA, lipids and carbs. The only ones secreted was through DNA

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why was avery criticized and not trusted

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felt breaking cell down into so many parts was not reliable and did not trust his experiments

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Background for hershey and chase

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Viruses are only made of DNA and Protein
Viruses transfer their genes to other cells
DNA has phosphate, but Protein does not
Protein has sulfur but DNA does not
Bacteriophage Viruses inject genetic material into bacteria

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Hershey and Chase

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create viruses with radioactive DNA
Let viruses put their genetic material into a bacteria
If the bacteria is then radioactive, the genetic material is DNA
If the bacteria is NOT radioactive, the genetic material is Protein

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who found conclusive evidence that DNA is genetic material

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hershey and chase

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Chargaff

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Showed that there was always the same amount of A nucleotides as T nucleotides and
There were always the same amount of G as C

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chargaffs rule

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A=T C=G

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what clue did chargaff give to watson and crick

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A is linked to T and G is linked to C

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Background for Franklin

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DNA molecules are too small to see with a microscope
Visible light’s wavelenth is too long & goes around it
X – rays have shorter wavelenth and bend around DNA
Bending light is called diffraction
The pattern of bending can be used to identify the shape of the object that bends it

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Franklins experiment

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Took X-ray diffraction photos of DNA

Measured the diffraction patterns

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what did Franklin conclude

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concluded

DNA was a helix and calculated the diameter of the DNA molecule

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What is watson and cricks based on

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Based on the fact that DNA contains the 5-carbon sugar Deoxyribose.
Based on Chargaff’s Rule
Based on Franklin’s photo showing a helical shape

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what did watson and crick do

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Constructed the first working Model of DNA’s structure

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Overall summary of the scientists findings

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Griffith – bacteria give genetic traits to other bacteria.
Avery – 1st to show that DNA is the genetic material.
Hershey & Chase – Showed conclusively that DNA is the genetic material
Chargaff – A = T and G = C
Franklin – x-ray diffraction
Watson & Crick – model of DNA

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DNA structure

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DNA is made of subunits called Nucleotides

Nucleotides are made of 3 parts :one 5 carbon sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogen containing base

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Nucleotides bonds

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bonded together in two chains, covalent bonds hold one nucleotide to the next

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Backbone of the double helix

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strong covalent bonds between phosphates and sugars

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how are the two chains of nucelotides bonded together

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with weak hydrogen bonds between bases

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how does DNA get its double helix

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2 chains of nucelotides are twisted to form a double helix with weak hydrogen bonds

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how do cells store DNA
The cell stores DNA wrapped around proteins called histones to form a bundle called a nucleosome
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Further wrapping of DNA forms what
X-shape showed in mitosis
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semi conservative replication
One double helix is replicated so there are 2 double helixes. 1 molecule of DNA becomes 2 molecules of DNA Each molecule retains one of the original chains of nucleotides
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replication origins
In eukaryotes where replication takes place at multiple replication origins at the same time
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replication fork
The area where the 2 strands of parental DNA are being separated is a
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parent strands
The original DNA strands (chains of nucleotides)
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daughter strands
The strands formed of new nucleotides
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what is the relationship between daughter and parent strands
Daughter strands are complimentary to parent strands | The two strands are antiparallel (5’ -> 3’ and 3’ -> 5’)
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DNA replication location
the nucleus
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helicase
unwinds double helix & breaks H-bonds
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SSBP proteins
keep parental strands apart, single stand binding protein keep the strands apart because h bonds are like magnets
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Topoisomerase
cuts DNA to let it untwist then puts it back together, isomerase enzymes that act on the topolody of DNA
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primase
matches RNA primer to parent strand
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DNA Polymerase
adds DNA nucleotides to 3’ end of RNA primer to grow the daughter strand from 5’ -> 3’
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ligase
fuses Okazaki fragments together
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DNA proof reading & repair
DNA Polymerases proofread as they build After replication…. Nuclease enzymes cut out errors and DNA Polymerase fills in correct code where the error was cut out
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what happens everytime a chromosome is replicated it
gets shorter
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telomeres
long stretches of non-coding DNA at the end of each chromosome
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how do cells keep from losing genes
eukaryotes have telomeres
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telomere length is restored where and how
in germ cells by telomerase
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where is the Gene for telomerase not active
in somatic cells
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DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid Both use phosphate Bases are GCAT Double stranded molecule
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RNA
Ribonucleic acid Both use phosphate Bases are GCAU Single stranded molecule
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Pyrimidines
only one carbon ring, include Cytosine, Thymine, Uracil
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purines
two carbon rings | include Guanine, and Adenosine
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nitrogeneous bases in nucleotides
pyrimidines and purines
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prokaryotes
circular double helix DNA
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eukaryotes
multiple liner double helix DNA molecules (combined with histones form chromosomes)
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nucleotide evolution
Nucleotide structure and base pairing conserved in all organisms and viruses Evidence of evolution from a common ancestor Semiconservative replication in all organisms & viruses
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what does topoisomerases do to overcome problems with double helix
bind to either single-stranded or double-stranded DNA and cut the phosphate backbone of the DNA
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how is DNA unwound
when topoisomerase breaks the phosphate backbone
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how are DNA chemical isomers
the overall chemical composition and connectivity of the DNA does not change, the tangled and untangled DNAs are chemical isomers, differing only in their global topology
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thymine dimer caused by
u-v light on skin cells
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thymine dimer
Thymine bases on same strand form covalent bond to each other instead of to their Adenine partners on the complimentary strand.
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what does nuclease do to thymine dimer
cuts out dimer
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what does polymerase do with thymine dimer
synthesizes new strand by base pairing
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what does ligase do with thymine dimer
fuses new DNA in place
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mutations
If DNA is replicated with an error still in place...The error is permanent and = a mutation, most bad
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can mutations be passed on
mutations in germ cells or gametes can be passed on
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what is the source of variation that allows natural selection
mutations
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chromosomes
naturally occurring segment of DNA and associated proteins linear in eukaryotes circular in prokarytotes
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chromosome forms
chromatin | chromatid
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chromatin
DNA wrapped around histones no supercoiling Most DNA available for transcription not visible under microscope
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chromatid
nucleosomes supercoiled into compact ‘arms’ DNA packaged for transport not use condensed chromosomes visible
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constriction in center of condensed chromatids
centromere
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centromere
a region of DNA that binds to cohesin proteins that function to hold sister chromatids together
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sister chromatids
Identical: each chromatid = one of the double helix molecules made by replication Formed by semi-conservative replication
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Differential Gene expression
Means different cells express different genes | Even though all cells in a body have the exact same DNA
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example of differential gene expression
The gene that codes for making telomerase is in every cell, but is only activated/used in germ cells that make eggs and sperm
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gene expression can be controlled by
bonding functional groups to histones | bonding functionsl groups to DNA
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bonding functional groups to histones
Histone acetylation encourages use of gene Histone methylation inactivates gene
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Bonding functional groups to the DNA
DNA methylation inactivates genes | When methylated genes are replicated the daughter strand will be methylated too…passing on the inactive gene state.
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What does nuclease do?
Cut out error parts in dna proof reading and repair
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Okazachi fragment
Pieces that make up lagging strand

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