DNA RNA and Protein Synthesis Flashcards
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Describe the structure of a eukaryotic chromosome
Describe the structure of a eukaryotic chromosome
Eukaryotic chromosomes are threadlike structures made up of a long molecule of DNA wound around proteins called histones the DNA and proteins are then coiled up to form a chromosome
Describe how DNA in prokaryotic chromosomes differs from DNA in eukaryotic chromosomes
Describe how DNA in prokaryotic chromosomes differs from DNA in eukaryotic chromosomes
DNA in prokaryotic chromosomes is shorter than DNA in eukaryotic chromosomes and is also circular rather than linear also the DNA isn’t wound around histone proteins
What is a gene?
What is a gene?
Sequence of DNA bases that codes for either a polypeptide or functional RNA
What is a cells genome?
What is a cells genome?
The complete set of genes in the cell
What is a cells proteome?
What is a cells proteome?
The full range of proteins that the cell can produce
Name two types of non-coding DNA
Name two types of non-coding DNA
Introns and multiple repeats
Name the sections within genes that code for amino acids
Name the sections within genes that code for amino acids
Exons
What is an allele?
What is an allele?
A different form of a gene
Alleles for the same characteristic can be found at a particular fixed point on a chromosome
what is the name given to this fixed point
Alleles for the same characteristic can be found at a particular fixed point on a chromosome
what is the name given to this fixed point
Locus
What role does mRNA play in protein synthesis
What role does mRNA play in protein synthesis
mRNA carries the genetic code from the DNA to the ribosomes
What is an mRNA codon?
What is an mRNA codon?
A Group of three adjacent bases on an mRNA molecule
What does mRNA stand for
What does mRNA stand for
Messenger RNA
What does tRNA stand for
What does tRNA stand for
Transfer RNA
Alpha amanitin Is a deadly toxins produced by some mushrooms it works by inhibiting RNA polymerase.
what effect will this have on protein synthesis? Explain your answer.
Alpha amanitin Is a deadly toxins produced by some mushrooms it works by inhibiting RNA polymerase.
what effect will this have on protein synthesis? Explain your answer.
It will inhibit protein synthesis.
by inhibiting RNA polymerase the toxin will prevent the transcription of mRNA from DNA preventing protein synthesis from taking place
Write down the sequence of this MRN a molecule
TCAAGCTCGGCTACGAGC
Write down the sequence of this MRN a molecule
TCAAGCTCGGCTACGAGC
UCAAGCUCGGCUACGAGC
Diamond-Blackfan anaemia is an inherited condition caused by one several gene mutations. The mutations can affect the function of the proteins that make up ribosomes
What effect could this have on protein synthesis? Explain
Diamond-Blackfan anaemia is an inherited condition caused by one several gene mutations. The mutations can affect the function of the proteins that make up ribosomes
What effect could this have on protein synthesis?
It may affect the function of the ribosomes, preventing them from translating mRNA into amino acids which could prevent protein synthesis
An error occurs during transcription that accidental inserts a stop signal into the middle of an mRNA sequence.
What effect could this have on the protein that is eventually produced? Explain
An error occurs during transcription that accidental inserts a stop signal into the middle of an mRNA sequence.
What effect could this have on the protein that is eventually produced? Explain
It could result in a shorter amino acid sequence being produced, which would change the primary structure of the protein and therefore the 3D tertiary structure of the protein
This could affect the proteins function. This could happen because translation of the mRNA sequence only continues until a stop signal is reached. Any codons after the stop signal would not be translated into amino acids.
Name the two stages of protein synthesis and state where each one takes place in eukaryotes
Name the two stages of protein synthesis and state where each one takes place in eukaryotes
Transcription takes places in the nucleus
Translation takes place at the ribosomes in the cytoplasm
What is RNA polymerase and which stage of protein synthesis is it involved in?
What is RNA polymerase and which stage of protein synthesis is it involved in?
An enzyme that is involved in transcription
Why is the mRNA that’s produced from a DNA template always a complementary copy of the DNA?
Why is the mRNA that’s produced from a DNA template always a complementary copy of the DNA?
Because of complementary base pairing
Explain why eukaryotic mRNA gets spliced
Explain why eukaryotic mRNA gets spliced
Eukaryotic DNA contains introns that don’t code for amino acids. These get transcribed into pre-mRNA along with the exons. Splicing removes the introns from pre-mRNA and joins together the exons to create mRNA ready for translation into a protein
Why does prokaryotic mRNA not undergo splicing?
Why does prokaryotic mRNA not undergo splicing?
It doesn’t contain introns
Describe the function of tRNA
Describe the function of tRNA
Carry amino acids to the ribosome during translation
What role does ATP play in translation?
What role does ATP play in translation?
ATP provides the energy needed for the bond between an amino acid and a tRNA molecule to form, allowing the tRNA to carry the amino acid to the ribosome