DNA replication and manipulation Flashcards
Where does DNA replication occur
S phase
What shape is DNA in
helix w two antiparallel strands
Why do hydrogen bonding inbetween DNA strands allow it to unravel
bc they are weaker
What direction is DNA made
5’-3’ only
DNA replication conservative model
no mixing DNA
Semiconservative model
evenly split mixed DNA
Dispersive model
random mixing DNA
Which experiment showed that DNA replication is semi-conservative
messelsohn and stahl
How did messelsohn and stahl do their experiment
growing bacteria in lighter and lighter nitrogens and DNA forms bands when centrifuged
Draw out semiconservative model
Dark strand on first, split half on second, and light and half on third
If DNA replication was conservative which bands would be observed after one round of replication
heavy and light
Complications in DNA replication(4)
- unwinding tension
- only add nucleotides to existing nucleotide
- opposite directions on each strand
- pieces need to be joined together
Helicase
unwinds double helix at replication forks
Single-strand binding protein
binds and stabilizes single stranded DNA when it is used as a template
topoisomerase
relieves strain of overwinding by breaking, swiveling, and rejoining DNA strands
primase
makes RNA primer at 5’ of leading and 5’ of each okazaki fragment of laggiing
DNA pol III
uses parental DNA as template and makes new DNA by adding nucleotides to RNA primer
DNA pol I
removes RNA primers and replaces with DNA nucleotides
DNA ligase
joins okazaki fragments on lagging strand
leading strand: joins 3’ to rest of leading
Step 1 of replication (3)
- helicase unwinds
- topoisomerase relieves stress
- single-stranded binding proteins stabilize single strands
Step 2 of replication
- RNA primer attaches to 5’ primer
- elongation as bases are added
- RNA primers are replaced with DNA
- pieces in the lagging strand and put together
Prokaryote replication
single origin and moves around the circular c chromosome in both directions
Difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic replication
prokaryotic one origin
eukaryotic many origins of replication
Telomeres
protect ends of chromosomes