Task 1 Flashcards

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Predisposition

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specific genes result in structural and functional brain alterations that, in turn, predispose to antisocial behaviour
o 50% of variance in antisocial behaviour is due to genetics in twins

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Genes might play a role because of two factors

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o The structural brain abnormalities in the prefrontal cortex in patients with antisocial behaviour couldn’t be explained by head injuries, trauma, or drug abuse
o In twin studies they found that 90% of the prefrontal cortex differences can be explained by genes

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Protein coding in the body

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• About a third of protein coding genes are expressed only in the brain, these are most likely to be important for behaviour

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MAOA

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Gene associated with antisocial behaviour and reduction of the volume of ventral prefrontal cortex and amygdala
o Breaks down serotonin

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Environmental factors

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• Environmental factors can influence the gene expression in early life, which I turn alters brain functioning and results in antisocial behaviour
• Genes are responsible for 50% of the variance in anti-social behaviour, but they are not fixed and can be influenced by the environment. (biological factors have a more explanatory role
o So when biological and environmental risk factors combine it is more likely for that person to perform antisocial behaviour

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Nutrition

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poor nutrition in the first 3 years of life has been associated with long-term antisocial behaviour
o Leads to poor brain functioning

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You are what you eat

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It was seen in mice that is pregnant, that if you provide them more methyl groups it can inhibit certain diseases in their children

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DNA consists of two strands that are held apart by pairs of four bases

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Adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine (cytosine and thymine are similar in structure and adenine and guanine are similar in structure)

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Pairing

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Adenine pairs always with thymine and guanine always pairs with cytosine
• The backbone of the string consists of sugar and phosphate molecules

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Features of Pairing

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o Allows DNA to replicate itself

o Direction of synthesis of proteins (enzymes and other proteins)

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DNA sequence

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consists of about 3 billion base pairs, which contain about 25000 protein coding genes (size ranges from about 1000 bases to 2 million bases)

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Paring DNA

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Froward strand starts with 5 prime strand and ends with an 3 prime and the other side Is reversed

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Codons

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various sequence of three basis
o Some amino acids are coded by as many as 6 codons
o Any one of three particular codons signals the end of a transcribed sequence

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Transcription

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The process where the DNA gets copied to mRNA which is single stranded
 Uracil substitutes for thymine
 mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cell body (cytoplasm), where It connects with ribosomes

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Splicing

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from RNA to mRNA with the use of splicing only the Exon parts are transcribed to mRNA

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Alternative splicing

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Some Exons can be left out which results in different proteins

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Translation

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From the mRNA to amino acid sequences that form proteins
 Three GUA or UAG are the code for a specific amino acid
 mRNA sequence GUA attracts tRNA with the complementary code CAU
 tRNA transfers its attached amino acid valine, which is then bonded to the growing chain of amino acids

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DNA-replication

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o DNA polymerase: The unsipped DNA is filled up with complementary free nucleotides. It always goes from 5 to 3
o Okosaki fragments: The parts of the DNA that have to be connected after DNA polymerase because of the direction

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Epigenetics

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the study of mechanisms that change gene expression by modifying DNA without modifying its sequence of bases (represents only one class of potential mechanisms for altering in gene activity)

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Methylation of DNA

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tagging specific points in the DNA molecule with a methyl group. Usually silences genes
o Governs developmental processes such as X chromosome inactivation in mammal embryos (relatively stable and long lasting)

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Modification of Histones

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Histone methylation characteristically tightens up DNA, restricting access to genes. Acetylation makes genes more available for activation (more labile and reversible)

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Non-coding RNA

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Only 2% of the DNA are translated into proteins, 90% are translated into noncoding RNA

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Mitosis

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2 new cells are created that are identical to the first cell (2n2n)
 Ongoing process

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Meiosis

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reduction from diploid to haploid cells (2n1n)
 End up with one copy
 Sex/germ cells

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Transcription initiation complex
must be fully assembled on promotor sequence for polymerase to begin transcribing
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control elements
segments of noncoding DNA that serve as binding sites for transcription factors  Enhancers – distal control elements (unique combination)  Can influence transcription indirectly by recruiting (de)acetylation proteins
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hormone receptor complex
every gene whose transcription is stimulated by a particular hormone (no matter its chromosomal location) has control elements recognised by that hormone receptor complex
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independent segregation
when 2 genes reside on different chromosomes they segregate independently  never linked