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DNA Replication Flashcards

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What is DNA Duplication?

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making exact copies

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What is DNA Replication?

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copies with some differences from original

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What are the 3 models of DNA Replication?

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  • conservative model
  • semi-conservative model
  • dispersive model
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Conservative Model

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  • conserve as much of the original as possible
  • result: 2 old strands together, 2 new strands together
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Semi-Conservative Model

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  • old strands will isolate and separate with new strands
  • 1 old and 1 new strand together; 1 old and 1 new strand together
  • more in Eukaryotes
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Dispersive Model

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result: 1 old segment, 1 new segment, 1 old segment, 1 new segment

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How many total enzymes does DNA Duplication involve?

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over 30

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What are the 6 enzymes of DNA Duplication needed to know?

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  • Helicase
  • Primase
  • DNA Polymerase III
  • DNA Polymerase I
  • Ligase
  • Gyrase
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Which enzymes involved in DNA Duplication are categorized as Primosomes?

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  • helicase
  • primase
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What is the function of Helicase?

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unwinds the double helix to be able to create templates

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What is the function of Topoisomerase?

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relieves the tension once the helix is unwinded by the helicase

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What is the function of Primase?

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primer that inserts into the DNA molecule to initiate the duplication process

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What is the function of DNA Polymerase III?

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  • identify problems (cuts and knicks) on the strand of chromosome
  • makes okazaki fragments
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What are Okazaki Fragments?

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short/fragmented copies of DNA

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What is the function of DNA Polymerase I

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  • fixes the cuts and knicks found on the chromosome by DNA Polymerase III
  • removes the Primase enzyme
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What is the function of Ligase?

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  • joins together the okazaki fragments
  • joins exons together to secrete and synthesize amino acids
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What is the function of Gyrase?

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supercoils the double helix back together

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Where does DNA Replication start?

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at the replication fork

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What are the 3 characteristics of Genetic Code?

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  • universal
  • redundant
  • no ambiguity (it is what it is)
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Explain the “universal” characteristic of genetic code

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  • a codon in humans will be the same as a codon in a snake
  • ex: UUU will always code for amino acid Phenylalanine
  • ex: the complement to UUU will always be AAA
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Explain the “redudant” characteristic of genetic code

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  • if you replace the third base, it will still be the same amino acid
  • ex: replace third U with C, will still have Phenylalanine
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What is the start codon?

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AUG (Methionine)

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What are the stop codons?

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How many amino acids are there without the stop codons?

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  • 61
  • not including methionine: 60
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What is an Exon?
a coding segment
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What is an Intron?
a non-coding segment of mRNA that intervenes between coding segments
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What does an Intron that is cut off become? | What cuts it off?
- it becomes a lariat - it is cut off by a spliceosome
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What does it mean that Eukaryotes are Monocistronic?
1 gene codes for 1 amino acid
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What is the 5' is also called?
- leading strand - promoter
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What is the 3' also called?
- lagging strand - Poly A Tail
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What type of cell is Polycistronic? | What does it mean?
- prokaryotes - 1 gene codes for multiple amino acids
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What is an operon? | What are the 2 types?
- set of regulatory genes in prokaryotes that act as a single unit - inducible operon - repressible operon
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Inducible Operon | define and provide an example
- turned on in the presence of the substrate - ex: lac operon (lactose turns on in the presence of lactase for dairy)
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Repressible Operon
turned off by accumulation of the end product
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What is mutation?
- stable change/manipulation on a gene - can have positive or negative effects
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What are the 3 ways that mutation can occur? | define them
- predisposition (genetically inherited) - behavioral (what expose your body to) - spontaneous (just change, don't know why)
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What are the 2 types of Mutation?
- Point Mutation - Frameshift Mutation
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What is Point Mutation?
mutation takes place on a base (point), or on more than on base
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What are the 3 types of Point Mutation?
- Missense Mutation - Nonsense Mutation - Silent Mutation
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What is Missense Mutation? | Provide Example
- the mutation results in the synthesis of a different amino acid - ex: UUU creates Phenylaline, but if one U is replaces with A, it produces Leucine
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What is Nonsense Mutation? | Provide Example
- a normal codon becomes a stop codon (or vice versa) - ex: UUU = Phenylalanine. If becomes UAA = stop codon
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What is a Silent Mutation?
- mutation that may not result in the secretion of a different amino acid - ex: UUU -> UUC = Phenylalanine (redundancy)
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What is Frameshift Mutation?
the frame shifts after deletion or insertion of one base or pair of bases, creating nonfunctional molecules and issues
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What are the 2 types of Frameshift Mutation? | Provide Definitions
- Deletion Mutation (delete one or pair of bases) - Addition/ Insertion Mutation (addition of one base or pair of bases)
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What is a Reading Frame?
the correct nucleotide sequence on a chromosomal strand (gene)
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What are the 3 Modes of Gene Transfer?
- Conjugation - Transformation - Transduction
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What is gene conjugation?
- transfer of genes through a sex pili (donor and recipient) - there is direct contact - plasmid is transferred
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What is gene transformation?
- assimilation (through genetic alteration) of degenerated genome from the habitat/environment - no direct contact
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What is gene transduction?
- transfer of gene through bacteriophage - no direct contact
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What are Transposons?
- transposable segments of DNA, able to move from one location on the genome to another - AKA "jumping genes"
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What are the 2 types of Transposons? | provide definitions
- Direct Repeat: bases are repeated further down same chromosome and complemented on next strand (2 strands) - Inverted Repeat: bases are complemented (inverted) on same strand (1 strand)
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