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Topic 4A - DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis Flashcards

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What is a gene?

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A sequence of DNA bases that coded for either a polypeptide or functional RNA

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What is a cell’s genome?

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The complete set of genes in a cell

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How many DNA bases code for one amino acid?

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What is a cell’s proteome?

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The full range of proteins the cell can produce

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5
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Name 2 types of non-coding DNA

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Introns and multiple repeats

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Name the sections within genes that code for amino acids

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Exons

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What is an allele?

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A different form of a gene

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Alleles for the same characteristic can be found at a particular fixed point on a chromosome. What is the name given to this fixed point?

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A locus

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What role does mRNA play in protein synthesis?

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Carries the genetic code from the DNA to the ribosomes

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What is an mRNA codon?

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A group of 3 adjacent bases on an mRNA molecule

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what does mRNA stand for?

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Messenger RNA

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What does tRNA stand for?

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Transfer RNA

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Name two stages of protein synthesis and state where each one takes place in eukaryotes

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Transcription - takes place in the nucleus

Translation - takes place at the ribosomes in the cytoplasm

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What is RNA polymerase and in which stage of protein synthesis is it involved?

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An enzyme, transcription

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Why is the mRNA that’s produced from a DNA template always a complementary copy of the DNA?

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Because of complementary base parings

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Explain why eukaryotic mRNA gets spliced

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Eukaryotic DNA contains introns that don’t code for amino acids. These get transcribed into pre-mRNA along with the exons. Splicing removes the introns from pre-mRNA and joins together the expand to create mRNA ready for translation into a protein.

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Why does prokaryotic mRNA not undergo splicing?

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It doesn’t contains introns

18
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What is a mis-sense mutation?

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A base change results in a different amino acid being coded for; the significance depends on the importance of the original amino acid

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What is a non-sense mutation?

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A base change results in a stop codon, signalling the end of the polypeptide chain. This causes a significant difference from the original chain and it will not perform normally

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What is a silent mutation?

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A base change results in the same amino acid being coded for, due to degenerate nature of the DNA code. No change in polypeptide chain so no effect

21
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What is a deletion mutation?

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A base is completely deleted. This causes a “frame shift” - this completely changes the set of amino acids

22
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Describe the function of tRNA

A

Carry amino acids to the ribosome during translation

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