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can you have an odd number of chromosomes in a diploid cell? why or why not?

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you need an even number of chromosomes in mitosis / as a diploid organism bc you wouldn’t be able to split into equal haploid cells if there’s an uneven number of chromosomes

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what do aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases do? how?

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they attach amino acids to tRNA at the 3’ end by recognizing a specific amino acid and the structural features of its corresponding tRNA

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how many aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are there?

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20, one for each amino acid

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what is a tRNA once it has an amino acid attached?

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charged

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what makes up a ribosome in proks?

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2 subunits (50S and 30S) proteins and rRNAs

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what makes up a ribosome in proks?

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2 subunits (60S and 40S) proteins and more rRNAs

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what are the two things critical for translation?

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charged tRNA and ribosomes

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what did the mutated tryptophan E. coli experiments tell us in terms of what determines a codon?

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codons contain more than one ribonucleotide and each ribonucleotide is part of only one codon (no overlap)

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is the genetic code overlapping? how do we know?

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no, it’s not overlapping bc each ribonucleotide is part of only one codon

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how many amino acids can one codon encode?

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one

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what is a mutagen?

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things that mutate DNA

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what is a revertant?

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a second mutation that will restore WT function

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what is intragenic suppression

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a second mutation that will restore WT function

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what is the difference between a revertant and intragenic suppression

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they are the same

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for proflavin-induced mutations, what was the phenotype following an insertion or deletion of one ribonucleotide?

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mutant

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what is a reading frame?

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the way a sequence of codons is divided into consecutive, non-overlapping codons

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codons must be read in a ________ ________

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reading frame

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what kind of mutation must happen in order for the second mutation to cause a revertant/intragenic suppressor? and what are three examples?

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one that restores the WT reading frame
1. -+
2. — or ——
3. +++ or ++++++

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how long is a codon?

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3 ribonucleotides

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how were the non-repetitive codons figured out?

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put all aas, all tRNAs, all aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and ATP into a test tube. you have all of the charged tRNAs, but one is radioactively labeled. add ribosomes and synthetic triplets, they would trap the tRNA that hybridizes to the synthetic triplet codon and filter the codon to see if it had radioactivity at the top or if it went through.

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if radioactivity went through the filter, what does that tell us?

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that the ribosome had not hybridized to the codon, as the ribosome is too big to fit through the filter

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what is wobble?

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some tRNAs recognize more than one codon for the amino acid they carry

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does a tRNA anticodon or mRNA codon have wobble?

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the tRNA has the wobble

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is the wobble on the 3’ or 5’ end of the tRNA’s anticodon?

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5’ end

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does the wobble position on the tRNA correspond to the 3' or 5' end of the mRNA?
3'
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which nucleotides in the third position can bind to any of the 4 codons?
U and A
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What can G bind with in the Wobble position?
C or U
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What can C bind with in the wobble position?
just G
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Why is genetic code degenerate/redundant?
because an amino acid can be encoded by multiple codons
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What codons start and stop translation?
AUG is the initiator codon and there are stop codons
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are there any halts/pauses in translation?
no, translation continues until a stop codon is reached
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in what polarity direction does translation move on the mRNA?
5' to 3'
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in what polarity direction are proteins added?
from N-terminus to C-terminus
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why is the genetic code considered nearly universal?
the codons for different amino acids are conserved through evolution from proks to euks
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what are the three different types of mutations in the genetic code?
missense, frameshift, and nonsense
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what is a frameshift mutation
if you take out or add a nucleotide, it shifts the frame of the codon
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what is a missense mutation
a single base pair substitution in DNA leads to a different amino acid being incorporated into a protein
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what is a nonsense mutation
premature stop codon
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if there are a bunch of transcripts in the cytoplasm, how do we know where to start translation in proks?
a small ribosomal subunit scans for the Shine-Delgarno sequence and then start codon (AUG). it then recruits fMET-tRNA
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at what end of the transcript is the shine delgarno sequence (AGGAGG)?
the 5' end
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when the small ribosomal subunit in proks binds to the transcript, what can now happen?
the fMet tRNA can bind
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is the shine delgarno sequence only in proks?
yes
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What is the anticodon for AUG?
5' CAU
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once the tRNA is bound to the sequence in proks, what can be recruited?
the large ribosomal subunit
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what protein does the large ribosomal subunit have and what does it do?
it has peptidyl transferase which makes peptide bonds
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what is the difference between an initiator in proks and euks?
the Met is modified in proks, it's an fMet
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what are the first three steps to starting translation in proks?
1. find shine delgarno sequence and the following AUG using small ribosomal subunit 2. recruit fMet tRNA to bind to codon 3. recruit large subunit
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when do the pockets in the ribosome appear?
when the two subunits come together
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what are the 3 pockets in the ribosome?
E site (exit) P site (peptidyl) A site (aminoacyl)
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what is used in tandem with the ribosomal complex?
elongation factors
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once the charged tRNA with the initiator codon is in the P position, where can another tRNA come in?
the A site
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why is only the large subunit capable of making the peptide bonds?
bc it has peptidyl transferase
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what happens when the peptide bond is made between two amino acids?
the first amino acid is no longer attached to the tRNA and the two amino acids move over so the first amino acid is in the E site and the second is in the P site
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once there are amino acids in the E and P sites, what happens?
a new amino acid can go into the A site and the tRNA that's no longer attached to the first amino acid gets kicked out. then a new peptide bond is formed between the amino acids in the P and A sites
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which terminus is the first amino acid?
the N-terminus
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What do N and C terminals refer to ?
amino terminal and carboxy terminal
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what chemical process occurs to make a peptide bond?
condensation (it makes water)
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which terminal gets added to?
the C terminal
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what chemical process can break a peptide bond?
hydrolysis
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can multiple ribosomes translate a transcript simultaneously or do they work individually?
they can work simultaneously, otherwise it would take too long to make protein
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when does translation stop?
at the stop codon
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what enters the A site once the stop codon is in the P site?
release factors; no charged tRNA enters the A site
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what amino acid does the stop codon encode?
it doesn't encode any amino acids
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what do release factors do?
they release the polypeptide in the ribosomal complex and tRNA is released

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