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Chromosomes

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Complex of DNA and proteins

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Genes

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Made of DNA and act as instructions to make proteins

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2 major features of DNA

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The backbone made of sugar and phosphate groups.

Series of bases that project from each sugar in the backbone

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Hershey-Chase Experiment

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Studied how the T2 virus infects and replicates in the bacterium Escherichia coli

T2 infection of E. coli begins when:
The virus injects its genes into the cell and they direct the production of new virus particles.

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What was the conclusion of the Hershey-Chase experiment

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DNA can replicate

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Structure of DNA

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Double-stranded
Each strand consists of deoxyribonucleotides (deoxyyribose sugar, phasphate group, and nitrogenous base)

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Phosphodiester linkage

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Covalent bond
The hydroxyl group on 3’ carbon of one deoxyribose joined by a covalent bond to the phosphate group attached to 5’ carbon of another deoxyribose.

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DNA directionality

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5’ to 3’ direction

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Semiconservative replication

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Parental strands separate and each is template for a new daughter strand.

Each daughter has one old and new strand.

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Conservative replication

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The parental molecule serves as an entirely new molecule.

One daughter has both old strands; other has both new strands.

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Dispersive replication

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Parent molecule is cut into small pieces

Each daughter has an old and new DNA interspersed.

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What did Watson and Crick propose

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Proposed existing DNA strands of DNA served as a template.
Deoxyribonucleotides were added to new strands according to complementary base pairings.

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Meselson-Stahl Experiment

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Experiment done by Mehselson and Stahl that demonstrated that DNA replicated semi-conservatively.

Grew bacteria in a heavy isotope of Nitrogen (15N), then transferred to light nitrogen. Put in medium and spun.

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DNA Polymersase

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Enzyme that catalyzes DNA synthesis

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What direction does DNA synthesis proceed

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It only works in one direction which means the 5’ –> 3’ direction

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Origin of replication

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Sequence of bases on a chromosome where DNA replication starts

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How many origin of replications are in bacterial chromosomes

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How many origins of replications are there in eukaryotes

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Multiple orgins of replication along each chromosome

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What forms as DNA is synthesized

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Replication bubble

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Where do replication bubbles form

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specific sequence of bases called the origin of replication.

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Where does active DNA synthesis take place?

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Replication forks of each replication bubble

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DNA helicase

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Protein that breaks hydrogen bonds between two DNA strands to separate them

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Single-strand DNA-binding proteins

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Attach to separating strands of DNA during replication. It prevents them from reforming the double helix

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Topoisomerase

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An enzyme that unwinds DNA double helix

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3 limitations of DNA polymerases
1. Can only synthesize DNA in the 5'--> 3' direction 2. DNA polymerases cannot start synthesis from scratch on a template strand 3. DNA polymerases can only extend from the 3' end of an existing strand that is hydrogen-bonded by complementary base pairings to the template
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Primer
a short nucleic acid sequence that provides a starting point for DNA synthesis
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Primase
An enzyme that synthesizes a short stretch of RNA to use as a primer during DNA replication
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RNA polymerase
Enzyme that synthesizes RNA molecules from a DNA template through transcription
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Difference between RNA and DNA polymerase
RNA polymerase can start synthesis from scratch
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Leading strand
Strand of DNA that is synthesized towards the replication fork
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Lagging strand
Strand synthesized away from the replication fork
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Discontinuous replication hypothesis
Proposed to explain how the lagging strand is synthesized. Held that primase synthesizes new RNA primers for lagging strands, and that DNA polymerase synthesizes short DNA fragments from these primers
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Ozaki fragments
Short segments of DNA produced during replication of lagging strand template Okazaki fragments are eventually linked together to produce the lagging strand in newly synthesized DNA
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Synthesis of lagging strand
Priming: The lagging strand is synthesized in the 3' to 5' direction, which is opposite to the direction of the DNA replication fork. To initiate synthesis, an RNA primer is synthesized by the enzyme primase. Initiation of Okazaki Fragment: DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides to the RNA primer, synthesizing a short DNA fragment called an Okazaki fragment. This process is initiated at the RNA primer. Extension of Okazaki Fragment: DNA polymerase III continues to add nucleotides, extending the Okazaki fragment in the 5' to 3' direction. Removal of RNA Primer: The RNA primer of each Okazaki fragment is removed by the enzyme RNase H, leaving a gap. Fill-in by DNA Polymerase I: The gap left after primer removal is filled in by DNA polymerase I. This enzyme has both 5' to 3' polymerase activity and 5' to 3' exonuclease activity. Ligation: DNA ligase seals the nick between adjacent Okazaki fragments by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester bond, producing a continuous lagging strand.
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DNA ligase
An enzyme that joins pieces of DNA by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester linkage between the pieces.
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DNA polymerase III
Extends leading strand and creates okazaki fragments by extension of RNA primers
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Sliding clamp
Holds DNA polymerase in place during strand extension
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Replisome
macromolecular machine that copies DNA; includes DNA polymerase, helicase, primase, and other enzymes
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Telomeres
Region at the end of the eukaroyitc chromosome
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Problem with copying telomeres
The lagging strands become too short as an enzyme that degrades the ribonucleotides removes the primer. As a result the single-strand DNA remains single stranded
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Telomerase
Enzyme that adds DNA to the ends of chromosomes (telomeres) to prevent them being shortened by DNA synthesis
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Where are telomerase found and not found
Found in gametes and stem cells and are not found in somatic cells
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What happens to chromosomes of somatic cells without telomerase
Gradually shortens with every mitotic division and becomes shorter as an individual ages
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Dark side of telomere
Cancer cells have active telomerase that allow unlimited division of cancer cells
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How accurate is DNA synthesis
Very accurate as, it only inserts an incorrect base once every 100,000 bases
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What happens to incorrect bases
Repair enzymes remove defective bases and replace them with the correct one
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Two sources of where DNA polymerase's ability to select correct deoxyribonucleotide to add to a growing strand
1. Correct base pairs are energetically favorable 2. Shape of an incorrect base pairs differs from correct ones
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Proofreading
Process where DNA polymerases "check their work," fixing the majority of mispaired bases.
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Exnuclease active site
Mismatched deoxyribonucletidfe moves to site where it does fit and the site catelazyes removal of incorect ribonucleotide
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Mismatch repair enzymes
Recognizes mismatched pairs, incorrect base and fills in correct bases.
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Nucleotide excision repair
DNA repair that removes damaged regions in one strand of DNA and replaces it with a correct seqence using the undamaged strand as a template.
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Xeroderma pigmentosum
Rare autosomal recessive disease in humans Causes extreme sensitivity to UV light that increases chances of skin cancer
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Gene expression
Process of converting information in DNA into functioning molecules within the cell
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one-gene, one-enzyme hypothesis
Each gene contains information to make an enzyme
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Mutant
modification of the gene to make it different
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Genetic Code Hypothesis
Sequence of bases in DNA acted as a code
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Messenger RNA
Intermediatary between genes and proteins that carries info from DNA to site of protein synthesis
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RNA polymerase
Catalyzes synthesis of RNA from ribonucleotides using a template usually consisting of DNA
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Central dogma
DNA codes for RNA, which codes for proteins
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Transcription
the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA)
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Translation
process of using information in mRNA to synthesize proteins
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Organism's genotype
Determined by sequences of bases in DNA
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Organism's phenotype
Product of proteins it produces
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Reverse transcriptase
An enzyme that can synthesize DNA from an RNA template
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genetic code
speicfies how a sequence of nucleotides code for a sequence of amino acids
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triplet code
shortest genetic word to code for at least 20 amino acids
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Codon
Group of three bases that specifies a particular amino acid
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Reading frame
Sequence of codons that could be destroyed by adding or subtracting one or two bases
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Mutation
PERMANENT CHANGE TO DNA BULLSHITTER
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Point mutations
Result from one or small number of base changes
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Chromosome-level mutations
larger in scale
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Missense mutations
Change an amino acid in protein
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Silent mutation
A point mutation that changes the sequence of a codon without changing the amino acid that is specified
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Frameshift mutations
The addition or deletion of one or a few base pairs in a coding sequence that shifts the reading frame of the mRNA
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nonsense mutation
Change codon that specifies an amino acid into stop codon
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Beneficial mutations
Increase fitness (ability to survive and reproduce) of an organism
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Neutral mutations
Do not affect an organism's fitness
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Deleterious mutations
Decreases the fitness of an organism
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Chromosome mutations
May change chromosome number (polyploidy and aneuploidy) or structure
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Four types of chromosome structural mutations
Deletion Inversion Duplication Translocation
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Inversion
Segment of chromosome breaks off, flips around, and rejoins
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Deletion
Segment of a chromosome is lost
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Duplication
segment of chromosome is present in multiple copies
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Translocation
Section of chromosome breaks off and becomes attached to another chromosome
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Karyotype
Complete set of chromosome in cell
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Genetic code is
Redundant: All but two amino acids are encoded by more than one codon Unambiguous: One codon never codes for more than one amino acid Non-overlapping: Codons are read one at a time Universal: All codons specify the same amino acids in all organisms Conservative: If several codons specify the same amino acid, the first two bases are usually identical
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Initiation
the first phase of transcription in bacteria where sigma protein must bind to the core enzyme to recognize sites where transcription should begin
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Promoters
The sites that sima recognizes where transcription begins
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sigma
Protein that binds to the core enzmye to recognize sites where transcription begins
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Core enzyme
general term for the enzyme within a multipart holoenzyme that is responsible for catalysis
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holoenzyme
What RNA polymerase core enzyme and sigma form
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What is the core enzyme for bacteria
bacterial RNA polymerase
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How many base pairs long are promoters
40-50 pairs long and had a series of bases on one strand of DNA identical or similar to TATAAT
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-10 box
Six base pair sequence known as -10 box as it is centered 10 bases from the point where transcription starts
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Downstream
Direction in which RNA polymerase moves along a DNA strand
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Process: Initiating transcription in bacteria
1. Initiation begins, sigma binds to promoter region of DNA 2. Initiation continues, RNA polymerase opens the DNA helix and transcription begins 3. Initiation is complete: Sigma is released from the core enzyme; RNA synthesis continues from DNA
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Upstream
Opposite to the direction in which RNA polymerase moves along a DNA strand
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Elongation
Process by which RNA lengthens during transcriptions as nucleotides are added to the 3' end of the RNA
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Termination
Ends transcription when RNA polymerase transcriptes a DNA sequence called a transcription-termination signal Causes the RNA polymerase to separate from the RNA transcript
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Process: One way of ending transcription in bacteria
Hairpin forms RNA polymerase transcribes a trranscription terminal signal, which codes for RNA that forms a hairpin Termination If a hairpin is followed by a stretch of U nucleotides in the RNA, this leads to the RNA separating from RNA polymerase terminating transcription

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