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Lectures 13-15 Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 components of Nucleotides?

A
  1. Fine-carbon sugar
  2. Nitriginous Base - 5th carbon is outside of ring
  3. Phosphate
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2
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Base + Sugar =

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nucleoside (adenosine)

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3
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Two types of sugar (5C)

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Ribose and deoxyribose

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4
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Base + Sugar + phosphate =

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nucleotide, adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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5
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Purine

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Has two rings (Adenine (A), and Guanine (G))

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6
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Pyramine

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Only one ring (Uracil (U), Cytosine (C), and Thymine (T))

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7
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What base pairs make up DNA?

A

AGCT

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8
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What base-pairs makeup RNA?

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AGCU

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9
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How many bonds in A with T?

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2 hydrogen bonds

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10
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How many bonds in G with C?

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3 hydrogen bonds

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11
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How long is a helical turn?

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3.4nm long with 10bp

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12
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How long is a DNA strand (chromosome)?

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about 2in

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13
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What is a karyotype?

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An individuals complete set of chromosomes

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14
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Mendel’s Law of Segregation

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the two alleles for each trait separate during gamete formation

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15
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Mendel’s Law of Independent Assortment

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alleles for different traits assort independently

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16
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Assumptions of Mendel’s Model of Inheritance

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-each trait is controlled by a single gene
-each gene has only 2 alleles
-there is a clear dominant-recessive relationship between the alleles

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17
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Polygenic Inheritance

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occurs when multiple genes are involved in controlling the phenotype of a trait
these traits show continuous variation and are referred to as quantitative traits
ex; human height

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18
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Incomplete Dominance

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The dominant allele is not fully dominant
a cross between two heterozygous parents results in __1:2:1____ ratio (instead
of 3:1)

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19
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Codominance:

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each allele of the gene expressed and determines the phenotypes
1. human blood types is determined by the __sugar__ molecules on the surface
of red blood cells

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20
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Multiple Alleles

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may be more than 2 alleles for a gene in a population
Human ABO bloodtype

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21
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Environmental Influence

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temperature-sensitive allele of genes

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22
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What enzyme in Himalayan rabbits and siamese cats allows pigment production at a temp below 33 degrees?

A

Tyrosinase

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23
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Deamination causes what mutations?

A

Point mutations

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24
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Depurination causes what mutations?

A

deletion

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25
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What makes a T-T dimer?

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covalent bond between two Thyamines

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26
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What happens when UV is too high?

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accidental double-strand break. Repair leads to deletion

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27
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What is base paring in DNA replication?

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  1. Both strands are used as templates
  2. semiconservative
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28
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What is replication origins?

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The positions at which double-stranded DNA is open for replication

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29
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About how many base pairs are replication origins?

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about 100

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30
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What kind of proteins do sequences attract?

A

initiator proteins

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31
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What kinds of base pairs are replication origins made of?

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A-T rich stretches of DNA

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32
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How many replication origins are in Eukaryotes?

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around 10,000

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33
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How many replication forks are formed at each replication origin?

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Two

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34
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In what direction can replication forks move?

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In both directions

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35
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At what rate do replication forks move in humans and bacteria?

A

Bacteria: 1000bp/sec
Humans: 100bp/sec

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36
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Do leading strands grow continuously or discontinuously?

A

continuously

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37
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Do lagging strands grow continuously or discontinuously?

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discontinuously - Okazaki fragments

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38
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What does helicase do?

A

unzips the double helix ahead

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39
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What do double-strand DNA binding proteins do?

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prevent DNA from re-forming base pairs

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40
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What does DNA primase do?

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makes primers (about 10 base pairs long) for DNA replication

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41
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What does DNA polymerase III do?

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adds nucleotides to the __3’__ end of a growing DNA
DNA synthesis goes uni-directionally, i.e. __5’3’___

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42
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What does DNA polymerase I do?

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replaces the RNA primers with DNA

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43
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What does DNA ligase do?

A

joins the Okazaki fragments

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44
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What are the ends of chromosomes called?

A

Telomeres

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45
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What repetitive 6-bp DNA sequences are at Telomeres?

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TTAGGG

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46
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How long are telomeres?

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around 10-15 kb long (become shorter after each DNA replication

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47
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What makes up the telomerase complex?

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reverse transcriptase and telomere RNA

48
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What fixes replication mistakes?

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_3’5’ exonuclease ____activity of DNA polymerase III

49
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What can unrepaired mutations do?

A

cause diseases such as sickle cell anemia

50
Q

What is the function of restriction enzymes or restriction endonucleases?

A

found in bacteria and archaea that provides a defense mechanism against invading viruses

51
Q

Where does restriction enzyme cut double-stranded DNA?

A

Specific recognition sequences known as restriction sites

52
Q

What is the palindromic sequence for EcoRI?

A

GAATTC

53
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What does a zig-zag cut generate?

A

overhang (protruding) ends -by most res

54
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What does DNA ligase do?

A

joins DNA fragments in the presence of ATP

55
Q

What is a plasmid?

A

A plasmid is an extra chromosomal DNA molecule which is capable of replicating
independently from the chromosomal DNA.

56
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What is an Ori?

A

A replication origin on a plasmid

57
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What are multiple restriction sites in a gene called?

A

LacZ

58
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What are artificial chromosomes made for?

A

larger insert and large-scale analysis of genome

59
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4 steps of DNA cloning

A
  1. DNA cleavage
  2. Ligation of the gene into the vector
  3. Transformation
  4. Screening
60
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What are the gene fragment and vectors digested by?

A

Restriction enzyme

61
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Ligation of the gene into the vector is done by:

A

DNA ligase in the presence of ATP. Now the recombinant plasmid is made

62
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What is transformation?

A

introducing the recombinant plasmid into bacteria

63
Q

What is an antibiotic used in screening?

A

Ampicillin - clones that contain the plasmid will grow in the medium with amplicillin

64
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What is the substrate for LacZ called?

A

X-gal - clones that have the gene fragment inserted in the LacZ gene will turn White

65
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What does 94C do in the thermocycler program?

A

denature the DNA template

66
Q

What does 55C do in the thermocycler program?

A

primers to anneal to the template

67
Q

What does 70C do in the thermocycler program?

A

for DNA synthesis (primer extension)

68
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What is the central dogma of gene expression?

A

Transcription and translation

69
Q

What is the chemical structure of RNA?

A
  1. ribose instead of deoxyribose
  2. U instead of T; U pairs with A
70
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What is the base pairing rule of RNA?

A
  1. Read and derive the complimentary sequences
  2. only one strand of the DNA is used
71
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What is the name of the template strand?

A

antisense strand

72
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What is the name of the coding strand?

A

sense strand

73
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What is the function of mRNAs?

A

code for proteins made by rRNAs

74
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What is the function of rRNAs?

A

form part of the structure of the ribosome

75
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What is the function of tRNAs?

A

carry amino acids for protein synthesis

76
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What is the promoter of transcription?

A

-35 and -10 sequences

77
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What is the terminator of transcription?

A

stretch of GC that forms into a __hair-pin__ structure

78
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RNA poly I is for:

A

rRNAs

79
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RNA poly II is for:

A

mRNAs and small nuclear RNAs

80
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RNA poly III is for:

A

tRNAs and small RNAs

81
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What does the TFIID complex do?

A

first complex to bind to DNA - TBP: TATA Box binding protein (binds to the promoter)

82
Q

What dies TFIIH do?

A

phosphorylates RNA polymerase II and initiates transcription

83
Q

What does monocistronic mean?

A

one mRNA for one peptide

84
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RNA modifications

A
  1. 5 prime cap (7-methylguanosine, 5’-5’ triphosphate bridge)
  2. 3 prime adenylations (poly-A tail) (150-250 As)
  3. Splicing
85
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What does spliceosome contain?

A

small nuclear RNAs and proteins

86
Q

What is the intermediate structure in RNA splicing?

A

lariat

87
Q

What is alternative splicing?

A

combinations of different exons from the same primary
RNA to generate a tissue-specific versions of proteins

88
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Redundancy

A

most amino acids are encoded by multiple codons

89
Q

What is the start codon?

A

AUG

90
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What are the stop codons?

A

UAA, UAG, UGA

91
Q

Tetracycline

A

blocks binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to A site.

92
Q

Cycloheximide

A

blocks translocation of ribosome

93
Q

Exocytosis

A

ER->Golgi-> transport vesicle-> cell surface
Use COP-coated & clathrin-coated vesicles

94
Q

Lysosome Pathway

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ER->Golgi->endosome-> lysosome
Use COP-coated & clathrin-coated vesicles

95
Q

Endocytosis

A

cell surface->endosome->lysosome
Use clathrin-coated vesicles

96
Q

ER signal sequence

A

eight or more hydrophobic amino acids

97
Q

ER signal sequence aided by:

A
  1. Signal recognition particle (SRP)
  2. SRP receptor embedded in membrane
98
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Clathrin Coated Vesicles

A
  1. Cargo molecules bind to cargo receptors at the transport signals
  2. __adaptins___ select cargo molecules for transport by trapping
    the cargo receptors.
  3. clathrin-coated pit
  4. __dynamins_ assemble as a ring around the neck of each coated pit.
  5. dynamin ring constricts & pinches off the vesicle.
  6. vesicles shed the coat
99
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Phagocytosis

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phagosome to engulf an entire cell, e.g. bacteria or dead cell

100
Q

Autography

A

form autophagosomes to engulf organelles

101
Q

anticodon

A

3-nucleotide sequence on tRNA complementary to codon in mRNA

102
Q

Where are amino acids attached to on the tRNA?

A

the OH end of the 3 prime
corresponds to anticodon

103
Q

aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase

A

enzymes attach specific amino acid to
corresponding tRNA

104
Q

Transformation

A

DNA uptake by bacteria

105
Q

Transfection

A

DNA uptake by animal (Eukaryotic) cells

106
Q

Transduction

A

injection of DNA into host cells by virus

107
Q

Conjugation

A

DNA transfer between two cells via direct contact

108
Q

What enzyme does LacZ encode?

A

B-galactosidase

109
Q

3 components of a plasmid

A
  1. the origin of replication
  2. selectable marker (easily identifiable)
  3. Multiple Cloning Sites (LacZ)
110
Q

Materials required for PCR

A

template, L&R primers, dNTPs, Mg, Taq DNA polymerase

111
Q

Deamination leads to

A

point mutation

112
Q

Depurination leads to

A

deletion

113
Q

Exceptions of Mendel Law

A
  1. Polygenic Inheritance
  2. Incomplete Dominace
  3. Codominance
  4. Multiple Alleles
  5. Environmental Influence
  6. Traits determined by sex genes
114
Q

Peptidyl transferase

A

builds peptide bonds during RNA translation

115
Q

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis

A

the enzyme has a binding site for amino acid and tRNA
-linkage of amino acid to tRNA through hydrolysis (releases 2 phosphates)

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