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[2ND YEAR] CCP 4 - Pharmaceutical Biochemistry (Lec) > MIDTERM 01 - Nucleotides, Nucleic Acid, and Heredity > Flashcards

MIDTERM 01 - Nucleotides, Nucleic Acid, and Heredity Flashcards

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Is the transfer of characteristics from a parent organism from generation to generation

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Heredity

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The anatomical structure found in the nucleus which contains the genes

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Chromosomes

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Biochemical carriers of the traits

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Genes

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A collection of genes of an individual

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Genome

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Year when Gregor Mendel noted the inheritance of traits in peas

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1867

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In 1867, __________ noted the inheritance of traits in peas

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Gregor Mendel

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Year when Johann Freidrich Miescher discovered the DNA

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1869

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In 1869, __________ discovered the DNA

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Johann Freidrich Miescher

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Year when WS Sutton proposed the “Chromosome Theory”

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1903

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In 1903, __________ proposed the “Chromosome Theory”

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WS Sutton

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Year when Frederick Griffith noted the transformation in bacteria

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1928

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In 1928, __________ noted the transformation of bacteria

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Frederick Griffith

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Year when Oswald Avery, Collin Mcleod, and Maclyn McCarthy used degrading enzymes to determine the genetic material

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1944

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In 1944, __________, __________, and __________ used degrading enzymes to determine the genetic material

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Oswald Avery, Collin Mcleod, Maclyn McCarthy

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Year when Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase discovered that genetic material of bacteriophage are transferred to bacteria

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1952

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In 1952, __________ and __________ discovered that genetic material of bacteriophage are transferred to bacteria

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Alfred Hershey, Martha Chase

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Are the polymers of nucleotides

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Nucleic acids

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2 types of nucleic acid

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DNA, RNA

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3 components of nucleotide (PRN)

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Phosphate, Ribose sugar, Nucleotide base

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A nucleotide without a phosphate group

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Nucleoside

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2 types of nucleic acid base (PP)

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Pyrimidine, Purine

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2 examples of purine bases

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Adenine, Guanine

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3 examples of pyrimidine bases

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Cytosine, Thymine, Uracil

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Sugar (Pentose) of DNA

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Deoxyribose

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Sugar (Pentose) of RNA
Ribose
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Nucleotide bases exhibit __________
Keto-enol tautomerism
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Bonds that connect the base and sugar at 1' carbon
β-glycosidic bonds
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Bonds that link nucleotides to form nucleic acids
Phosphodiester bonds
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Direction of the polynucleotide strand
5' → 3'
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Year when Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkens had "x-ray pictures" of DNA
1952
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In 1952, __________ and __________ had "x-ray pictures" of DNA
Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkens
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Year when James Watson and Francis Crick proposed the model of the double helix of DNA
1953
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In 1953, __________ and __________ proposed the model of the double helix of DNA
James Watson, Francis Crick
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Formulated the "Chargaff rules"; states that the amount of guanine should be equal to the amount of cytosine and the amount of adenine should be equal to the amount of thymine
Erwin Chargaff
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The physiological form of DNA
B-DNA
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The spaces between adjacent turns of the helix form 2 grooves; the wider __________ and the narrow __________
Major groove; Minor groove
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Diameter of the DNA
2 nm
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Distance between two base pairs
0.34 nm
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Each turn of the helix involves 10 base pairs that is approximately __________ nm in length
3.4 nm
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3 types of DNA
B-DNA, A-DNA, Z-DNA
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Are DNA molecules at low humidity; is a right-handed helix but thicker than B-DNA and has not been found in vivo (Types of DNA)
A-DNA
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In A-DNA, there are about ________ base pairs per turn of the helix
11 base pairs
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A left-handed double helix; usually occurs in alternating purine-pyrimidine bases and may play a role in gene expression (Types of DNA)
Z-DNA
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Refers to the further coiling and twisting of DNA helix
Supercoiling
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Enzyme that is capable of cutting and rejoining the DNA ends to produce supercoils
Topoisomerase
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Prokaryotic DNA is __________
Circular
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Eukaryotic DNA is __________
Linear
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Is formed by DNA coiling to a histone octamer and locked by H1 histone protein
Nucleosome
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A protein that is rich in the basic amino acid Lysine and Arginine; found to be associated with eukaryotic DNA
Histone
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Is formed when nucleosomes form a helical coil
Solenoid
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Protein scaffolding forms the __________ which are the different bands of a chromosome called locus/loci
Chromatin
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The temperature that is a measure of the base composition of DNA
Melting temperature (Tm)
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As DNA strands separate, absorbance at __________ nm increases
260 nm
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The smallest kind of RNA; it carries an amino acid at its 3' end (Types of RNA)
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
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A ribonucleic acid found in ribosomes, the site of protein synthesis (Types of RNA)
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
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A ribonucleic acid that carries coded genetic information from DNA to ribosomes for the synthesis of proteins (Types of RNA)
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
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Transports amino acids to site of protein synthesis (Types of RNA)
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
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Combines with proteins to form ribosomes, the site of protein synthesis (Types of RNA)
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
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Directs amino acid sequence of proteins (Types of RNA)
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
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Processes initial mRNA to its mature form in eukaryotes (Types of RNA)
Small nuclear RNA
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Affects gene expression; used by scientists to knock out a gene being studied (Types of RNA)
Small interfering RNA
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Affects gene expression; important in growth and development (Types of RNA)
Micro RNA
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Histone is rich in the basic amino acids __________ and __________
Lysine, Arginine
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The major groove of the DNA is __________
Specific
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The minor groove of the DNA is __________
Nonspecific
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Chemotherapy targets the __________ and __________ phase of DNA replication
S phase, G1 phase

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