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only DNA transforms

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transformation of bacteria

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only radio labeled DNA is passed to offspring viruses

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Hershey-Chase experiment

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composed of deoxyribose sugar, phosphates, and nitrogenous bases

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nucleotides

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two DNA strands intertwine to form a double helix with base pairing between antiparallel strands

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DNA double helix

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phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides in DNA backbone

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single DNA strand

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A and G

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Purines

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T and C

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Pyrimidines

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What kind of bonds between bases in complementary DNA strands

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hydrogen bonds

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Which experiment proved that DNA synthesis is semiconservative

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Messelon-Stahl experiments

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Catalyzes the synthesis of DNA

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DNA polymerase

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Synthesizes RNA primers that initiate DNA replication

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Primase

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Joins DNA strands together by forming phosphodiester bonds

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Ligase

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adds telomeres to the ends of chromosomes

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Telomerase

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unzips double-stranded DNA

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helicase

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unwinds DNA creating temporary breaks in DNA helix

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topoisomerase

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DNA->RNA->protein

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central dogma

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DNA->RNA

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Transcription

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RNA->protein

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translation

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RNA polymerase synthesizes RNA using what template

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DNA

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1) Initiation 2) Elongation 3) Termination

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Transcription steps

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Cap 5’ end with

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7-methylguanosine

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splice to remove introns and glue-

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exons together

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a cellular process that allows a single gene to produce multiple mRNA transcripts, which can be translated into different proteins.

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alternative splicing

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varying amino acid sequences, potentially altering protein domains, sub cellular localization, and interaction capabilities

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alternative splicing effect on protein structure and function

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RNA transcript (introns) are removed and remaining (exons) are spliced together
mechanism of splicing
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basic structure of proteins can consist of how many different amino acids
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different general amino acid structures
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary
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linear order of amino acids in a protein
Primary structure
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arrangement of amino acids that are near each other in a polypeptide (or protein) into alpha helices and beta pleated sheets
Secondary structure
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spacial arrangement of amino acids (and secondary structures) that are far apart in the linear sequence
Tertiary structure
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spacial arrangement of amino acids (or proteins) that associate with each other to form a multi-subunit molecule
Quaternary structure
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in eukaryotes, one gene codes for one protein
one gene-one enzyme hypothesis
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nucleotide sequence in DNA or RNA read in three groups called codons, directly correspond to amino acids in proteins
genetic code during translation
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three nucleotides in mRNA encode a single amino acid
codon
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three nucleotides in tRNA that are complementary to codon in mRNA
Anti-codon
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start codon
AUG
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stop codons
UAA, UAG, UGA
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some amino acids are specifies by more than one codon (UUU and UUC both code for phenylalanine)
degenerate code
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catalyzes peptide bond formation
large ribosomal subunit
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decodes genetic message on mRNA- matching codons on anti-codons to tRNA molecules
small ribosomal subunit
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translate genetic information into proteins
rRNA
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links mRNA to amino acids during protein synthesis
tRNA
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contain information that directs cells to make proteins
mRNA
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tRNA brings amino acid into
A site
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anti codon in tRNA pairs with codon in
mRNA
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peptide transferase makes a peptide bond between the amino acids in
the P and A sites
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uncharged tRNA falls out of the P site and the ribosome moves one codon along the
mRNA
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growing polypeptide attached to tRNA are now in
P site
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a change in a single nucleotide can change amino acids in a protein or result in a
premature stop codon
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can tell about protein structure because it determines protein function- zinc finger motifs bind DNA
X-ray crystallography- used to determine 3D structure of proteins
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refers to all proteins in cell, tissue, or organism
proteome
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isolate DNA, Cut DNA- 3 types of restriction enzymes, insert target DNA into DNA vector, transform bacteria with vector and isolate individual clones
steps of making and cloning recombinant DNA
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isolate mRNA from a specific tissue, then reverse transcribe it into cDNA, and insert cDNA fragments into vectors
how cDNA libraries are made
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detects and measures specific DNA sequences in a sample; digesting DNA, separating fragments, transferring fragments, probing, and analyzing
southern blots
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detects specific proteins in a sample; separate proteins, transfer proteins, detect proteins, and analyze
western blots
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detect and measure amount of RNA in a sample; separate RNA, transfer RNA, hybridize, wash and detect
northern blots
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used to study gene expression, site directed mutagenesis, and genetic testing; denaturation, annealing, and extension
PCR
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read starting at the bottom; extraction, library preparation, sequencing, and analysis
DNA sequencing
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individual base pair substitutions, insertions, or deletions
how site directed mutagenesis is used to dissect gene function in vitro (in cell culture)
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two or more identical protein monomers exchange structural elements and fold into dimers or multimers
deletion or exchange (domain swapping) of large DNA segments
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cloning viral RNA genomes into bacterial plasmids or artificial chromosome vectors
reverse genetics
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a molecular genetics approach that identifies the genetic basis of a phenotype or trait of interest
forward genetics
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reating genetically modified organisms (GMOs) where a specific gene of interest is altered or introduced
how recombinant DNA technology is used to study gene function in vivo (in whole organisms)
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introduced from species to another
transgenes
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substitute a null (nonfunctional) allele for a normal allele
gene knockouts
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replacement substitutes a modified allele for a wild type allele
gene replacement

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