Part C: Lecture 9 Flashcards
Mutation is both ______in the DNA and the
process by which _____
-a heritable change (outcome)
-such a change occurs (event)
Mutant (def.)
a cell/organism carrying a mutation
Two types of mutations
-spontaneous
-induced
Spontaneous mutations are ____
accidental
Induced mutations are due to _____
external factor
Mutagen (def.)
a physical or chemical agent that raises the frequency of mutation above the spontaneous rate
Even without mutagens, a certain number of ____ will still occur
mutations
DNA lesion is ____
physical damage to DNA
3 results of DNA lesions
-kills cells
-repaired correctly
-repaired wrong
Process of mutation
1) DNA lesion
2) no/incorrect repair
Deamination of cytosine is a ____
spontaneous reaction that turns cytosine -> uracil
Deamination of cytosine process
cytosine + H20 -> NH3 + uracil
(lose amine group, replace with O from H2O)
How common is deamination of cytosine
100 bases/cell/day
Immediate result of deamination of cytosine
GC -> GU
Overall result of deamination of cytosine PROCESS
GC –> GU –> (after dna rep.) GC + AU –> (after dna rep.) AT + AU
Overall result of deamination of cytosine (GC bp ->
AT bp
GC -> AT is the same as saying ____
CG -> TA
Base excision repair (BER) steps
1) DNA repair enzymes recognize defective bases and remove them
2)Other DNA repair enzymes fix AP site
DNA repair enzymes fix ___ not ____
lesions not mutations
Uracil DNA Glycosylase recognizes ___
uracil in DNA molecule for removal
AP sites are ___
places in DNA missing a base
Two types of AP sites
apurinic sites
apyrimidinic sites
apurinic sites are missing ___
A or G
apyrimidinic sites are missing ___
C or T