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Genetics

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Complete set of genetic information   Genome  
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Transcription   copying info on DNA to RNA  
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has a 5 prime end and a 3 prime end   single strand of DNA  
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Describe the 2 strands of DNA   In a double helix and are anti-paralell  
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Denaturing   The seperating of a double strand of DNA  
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Transcribed from one of the 2 strands of DNA   A single strand of RNA  
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3 Functional groups of RNA   messenger (mRNA), ribosonal (rRNA), transfer (tRNA)  
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When double-stranded DNA is duplicated before cell division so that its info passed on to next generation   DNA replication  
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When info in DNA is deciphered   expressed  
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Two processes in gene expression   transcription & translation  
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Serves as a temporary form of genetic information and is what is actually deciphered   RNA  
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Central dogma of molecular biology   theflow of info from DNA (transcription) to RNA to protien  
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composed of neucleotides   single strand DNA  
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The covalent bond that joins DNA   5 phosphates (5 prime) & 3 OH (3 Prime)  
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sugar-phosphate backbone   alternating sugar / phosphate joined by A, T, G, C  
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Occurs as a double-stranded helix structure   DNA  
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The characteristic bonding of A to T and G to C   Base pairing  
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Rules of base pairing   One strand can always be used as a templatefor synthesis of complementary, opposing strand  
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Transcript   fragment of DNA synthesized by using a region of DNA strand  
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RNA differs from DNA in these ways:   1) has riboneucleotides, not deoxyneucleotides 2) contains uracil instead of thymine 3) RNA single stranded and shorter  
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Are 2 complementary strands of RNA usually generated?   NO  
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Hydrogen bonding of base pairs   3 between G & C, 2 between A & T  
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mRNA   Regulation of its synthesis leads to control of protien synthesis - short lived  
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Replication of DNA   Semiconservative: each of 2 molecules contains 1 old strand & 1 new - Bidirectional, as replication goes in both directions in a "bubble" shape  
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DNA polymerase   enzymes that synthesize DNA, using one strand as a template to generate complementary strand  
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These enzymes can ONLY add neucleotides onto preexisting fragment of neucleic acid   DNA Polymerase - then fragments serve as primer  
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Always enlongates chain in 5' 3' direction   DNA polermerase  
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DNA gyrase   breaks strands of DNA which server to temporarily ease tension - the target of antibacterical meds  
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DNA Lygase   joins 2 DNA fragments by forming covalent bond  
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Helicases   unwind helix ahead of replication fork  
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Okaki Fragment   neucleic acid fragment generated during discontinuos replication of lagging strand of DNA  
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Primase   Synthesizes small fragments of RNA to serve as primers for DNA  
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250 Neuclotides   needed for DNA replication  
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Codon   3 neucletides that code for specific amino acid  
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Promoter   neucleotide sequence to which RNA polymerase binds to initiate transcription  
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Ribosome   facilitates joining of amino acids durring translation  
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DNA synthesized from what direction?   5' 3'  
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DNA read from   3' 5'  
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Where active replication occurs   replication fork  
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Causes RNA polymerase to fall off DNA template and release newly synthesized RNA   Transcription terminator  
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how is info on mRNA read?   genetic code  
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Begins when ribosome binds to the ribosome binding site on mRNA, even if it is still being synthesized   Iniation of translation  
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Removes introns from eukaryotic precursor RNA to generate mRNA   Splicing  
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Function as the site of translation   Ribosomes - 70s & 30s subunit  
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Segments of RNA that act as keys that interpret genetic code   tRNA  
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Anticodon   sequence of 3 neucleotides - allows tRNA to bind w/ appropriate codon  
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Facilitates the joining of amino acids during translation - made of protien   Ribosomes  
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The target of antibacterial drugs   Ribosomes  
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Type of RNA present in ribosomes   rRNA  
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The first AUG after a binding site   Start codon  
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mRNA is processed, with a cap and poly A tail attached   Eukaryotic  
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contain inrons which are removed by splicing   Eukaryotic  
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The mRNA MUST be transported out of the nucleus before it can be translated in cytoplasm   Eukaryotic  
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mRNA is NOT processed   Prokaryotes  
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mRNA does NOT contain introns   Prokaryotes  
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Translation in mRNA begins as it is being transcribed   Prokaryotes  
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mRNA Polycistronic: it begins at the first AUG that follows a ribosome binding site   Prokaryotes  
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Employs a repressor that prevents transcrption of genes when lactose NOT available   lac operon  
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Catabolite repression   prevents transcription of lac operon when GLUCOSE is available  
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Could two m-RNA’s have different nucleotide sequences and yet code for the same protein?   Yes. Each amino acid has several different triplet codes. Different triplet codes might be used to code for the same amino acids in two separate m-RNA’s.  
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Would a deletion of two base pairs have a greater consequence if it occurred in an intron or in an exon?   Since an intron is only a spacing sequence that does not code for any amino acid sequence, a deletion would not be expected to cause any changes.  
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Sigma factors bind to   promoters  
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one gene encodes:   One protien  
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DNA is composed of   4 different units  
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A cell's genome is composed of   DNA  
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held together by hydrogen bond   DNA strands  
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adds a nucleotide to the 5' end   DNA Polymerase  
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occurs in mitochondria of eucaryotes and polymerize or cut RNA   Ribozymes  
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uses DNA for a template   RNA Polymerase  
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Expresses only a SINGLE protien   eukaryotic mRNA  
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