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What does DNA replication do and when does it happen?

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Produces two identical copies of the
chromosome during S phase of
interphase.

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DNA replication is catalyzed by many..

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enzymes

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The structure of DNA allows it to be easily…….

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replicated

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_________ between base pairs can be broken (unzipped) and each strand acts as a ________ for adding new nucleotides.

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H-bonds, template

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What are the three steps of replicating DNA?

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Separating the DNA strands

Building complementary strands

Linking of Nitrogenous Bases

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What happens in the first step of DNA replication, separating the DNA strand?

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Enzymes and other proteins work
together to unwind and stabilize the
double helix

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What are the players/enzymes in step one (separating the DNA strand) in DNA replication?

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DNA helicase

DNA gyrase

SSBs

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What does DNA helicase do?

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Recognizes specific nucleotide
sequence (origin of replication)

Unwinds double helix by breaking H
bonds between complementary base
pairs

Opens up replication bubble

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What does DNA Gyrase do?

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Relieves the tension produced by
the unwinding of DNA

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What does SSBs (Single-stranded Binding Proteins) do?

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Keep separated DNA strands apart
by blocking hydrogen bonding

Keep the templates (single DNA
strands) straight

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What is the replication fork?

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The junction where the DNA strands
are still joined

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What happens during the second step of DNA replication (Building complementary strands)?

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Replication begins in two directions
from the origin(s) as a region of DNA is unwound

Replication proceeds towards the
replication fork on one strand, and away from the fork on the other strand.

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Because there may be
more than one origin of
replication in eukaryotes,
more than one ___________ _____ may exist.

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replication fork

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What are the players in the second step of DNA replication (Building complementary strands)?

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DNA polymerase

primase

DNA ligase

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What does DNA polymerase III do?

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Takes free nucleotides found
within the cell and adds them in the
5’ to 3’ direction

The parent strand is used as a
template

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What is the leading strand what does it do?

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The daughter strand that grows
continuously towards the replication
fork as the double helix unwinds

Occurs quickly

Requires a single RNA primer

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What is the lagging strand in DNA replication?

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Built in short segments (in the 5’ to 3’ direction) away from the replication fork

Requires many RNA primers

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Why is the 3’ to 5’ strand a problem for DNA polymerase?

(More details for lagging strand.)

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The 3’ to 5’ parent strand is a problem for DNA polymerase since it must synthesize in the 5’ to 3’ direction.

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What does Primase do in the second step of DNA replication (Building complementary strands)?

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Builds RNA primers (used to initiate DNA replication)

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What are Okazaki Fragments?

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Short fragments of DNA built by
DNA polymerase off of the RNA
primers

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What does DNA Polymerase I do in step two of DNA replication?

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Removes the RNA primers once they
have been used and replaces them with the appropriate DNA sequence

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What does DNA ligase do in step two of DNA replication?

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Joins the Okazaki fragments into one
strand by the creation of phosphodiester bonds

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What happens in step 3 of DNA replication (Linking Nitrogenous Bases) ?

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A

Nitrogen bases of nucleotides of
opposite strands (parent and daughter)
form new H bonds

Once bonds are formed, DNA twists
automatically into a double helix

24
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Why is DNA polymerase consider the quality controller enzyme thingy

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DNA polymerase acts as a
proof-reader by checking the newly
synthesized strand for any incorrectly inserted bases

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A human cell can copy all of its DNA in a couple of hours with an error rate of __ ____ _________ nucleotide pairs.
1 per billion
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The most common type of error is mispairing, such that a __ is paired with __.
T is paired with G
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Another error is caused by _______ _________ during replication.
strand slippage
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What does strand slippage result in?
This can result in addition or deletion of nucleotides in the newly synthesized strand.
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Most polymerases have the ability to ___________.
proofread.
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When an incorrect nucleotide is placed on the newly synthesized strand, replication is stalled as the __’ end is in the wrong position for the next to attach.
3'
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The two strands of DNA are..
Antiparallel
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What holds the nucleotides together?
H-bonds
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How many bonds between A and T? C and G?
2 h-bonds for A and T. 3 h-bonds for C and G
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What is Exonuclease enzyme?
It is the enzyme that removes nucleotides from a strand, starting at one end of the strand. If a mistake is found, it immediately cuts out the mistake
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What are Okazaki Fragments?
Short fragments of DNA built by DNA polymerase off of the RNA primers
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DNA polymerase acts as a proof-reader by checking the newly synthesized strand for any incorrectly inserted bases If a mistake is found, act as an ____________ – & cut out the mistake
exonuclease
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What is another mechanism that corrects errors in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes that were not fixed during proofreading?
Mismatch repair
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What are Telomeres?
Telomeres are long, non-coding, highly-repetitive sequences of DNA at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes.
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Video for DNA replication
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jslVQDGkLU
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Why are telomeres necessary?
They are necessary as DNA synthesis can only occur in the 5’-3’ direction.
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The length of the telomeres is closely linked to the lifespan of an __________.
organism
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Telomerase is enzyme that can synthesize _________ _________ that have been lost.
telomeric regions
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Telomerase activity high during __________ when tissues are growing rapidly. Telomerase activity slows in _______ _______ as people age.
childhood, somatic cells (body)
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If we could maintain high telomerase activity, we would ___ _____ ________.
age much slower.
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High telomerase activity is what allows for ________ _______ ____ _______. High telomerase activity allows for the tumor cells to continue to ________ as important genes would not be lost.
cancerous tumors to grow, replicate
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What do telomeres prevent?
They prevent the loss of important DNA during replication, as the copying process can't fully replicate the very ends of chromosomes.
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Over time, telomeres shorten, which is linked to .....
aging and cell death.
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How does DNA replicate?
Back to interphase.
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In mitosis the ______ DNA molecule is replicated, but for RNA synthesis, only ________ of the DNA are replicated.
entire, portions
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In DNA replication, it is controlled by the enzyme called
DNA polymerase

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