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Chapter 16: The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
DNA synthesis, RNA transcription and translation
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
01/27/2011

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DNA
Definition
the substance of inheritance
Term
Why does the DNA program direct the development of many different types of traits?
Definition
The DNA codes for protein production and protein makes us different
Term
Frederick Griffith
Definition
studied different viral straings of Streptococcus pneumoniae, physician
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James Watson
Definition
american, mid 20s, arrogant, womanizer, loud, came up with double-helical model for DNA
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Francis Crick
Definition
established, 30s, family man, discovered double helix for DNA
Term
pathogenic strain
Definition
deadly
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S Strain
Definition
smooth strain, pathogenic
Term
Why is the smooth strain pathogenic?
Definition
The smoothness comes from an extra protein sugary coat making it go unnoticed by the immune system
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Nonpathogenic Strain
Definition
nonlethal
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R Strain
Definition
Rough, nonlethal
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Mcleod, McCarty, Avery
Definition
used heat to kill Smooth cell strains and tested the lysate: built off Griffith and showed that DNA was the reason for transformation
Term
Transformation
Definition
a change in genotype and phenotype due to the assimilation  of external DNA by a cell (NAKED DNA)
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DNA can come back together after denaturing because of the ____________________________
Definition
complimentary bonds, complimentary base pairing attraction
Term
Lysate
Definition
liquid full of inside of cells
Term
Bacteriophage
Definition
virus that infects bacteria
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Bacteriophages are made up of ______, _____, ______, and _______.
Definition
phage heads, tails, tail fibers, and DNA
Term
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
Definition
performed experiments showing that DNA is the genetic material of a phage known as T2.
Term
Who gave Watson and Crick the information they needed?
Definition

Chargoff- paper chromotography

Franklin- X-ray crystallography

Term
What is a polymer of nucleotides consisting of three components: a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group?
Definition
DNA
Term
Erwin Chargoff
Definition
helped Watson and Crick, said that DNA composition varies from one species to the next
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_______ bases per species but ______ amounts per species
Definition
same.....different
Term
_________ between species came from the amount of each of the bases.
Definition
Variability
Term
Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin
Definition
X-ray crytallography to study molecular struucture (Defraction)
Term

__ angstroms=1 revolution

__ angstroms between stacks

__ nm in width

Definition

34 angstroms

.34 angstroms between stacks

2 nm in width

Term
Lioness Pauling
Definition
published a paper before Watson and Crick but was wrong.
Term
What two things did Pauling have wrong in his first publication?
Definition

1: Position of phosphate groups inward would cause molecule to blow up.

2: Triple helix

Term
Why can DNA renature?
Definition
Base Pairing Attraction
Term

C1= ______

C2=_______

C3=_______

Definition

phosphate group

new sugar

hydroxyl group

Term
A ____________ reaction occurs at the sugar to add a new phosphate group.
Definition
condensation synthesis reaction
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A+T= ____ Hydrogen Bonds
Definition
2=easier to unzip
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G+C= ____ Hydrogen Bonds
Definition
3, A+T is easier to unzip
Term
Purines
Definition
Adenine, Guanine
Term
Pydrimidines
Definition
Thymine, Cytosine
Term
Pentose
Definition
5 Carbon sugar, always in a nitrogenous base
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5' End
Definition
Phosphate Group
Term
3' End
Definition
Dangling hydroxyl group
Term
Since the two strands of DNA are complementary, each strand acts as a _______ for building a new strand in replication
Definition
template
Term
Conservative DNA Replication
Definition
results in one old, and one completely new strand. WRONG
Term
Dispersive DNA Replication
Definition
mixture of old and new strands on both sides. WRONG
Term
Semiconservative DNA Replication
Definition
Both daughter molecules have one old strand and one newly made strand. TRUE
Term
In DNA replication, the two new daughter molecules will be made of:
Definition
One newly made strand and one old strand.
Term
Meselson and Stahl
Definition
supported the semiconservative model of DNA replication
Term
Who supported the semiconservative model of DNA replication?
Definition
Meselson and Stahl
Term
Where does DNA seperate?
Definition
Where the bases are hydrogen bonding
Term
Hydrogen bonds occur where?
Definition
the nitrogenouses bases
Term
Origins of Replication
Definition
special sites where DNA replication begins
Term
Where are the two strands of DNA seperated?
Definition
The Origins of Replication
Term
What are the products of DNA synthesis?
Definition
Two DNA molecules attached at the centromere until anaphase
Term
Eukaryotic DNA Replication
Definition
hundreds to thousands of replication origins, linear molecules
Term
Bacterial DNA is....?
Definition
circular(connected)
Term
DNA is built ___ to ___ but read ___ to ___
Definition

5' to 3'

3' to 5'

Term
DNA polymerase
Definition
makes chains of DNA
Term
What does DNA Polymerase catalyze?
Definition
the production of phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotides
Term
What must DNA Polymerase have in order in order to start replicating?
Definition
A primer
Term
Is elonating a new DNA strand endergonic or exergonic?
Definition
 Endergonic
Term
How does the antiparallel structure of the double helix affect replication?
Definition
It creates a leading and lagging strand because it can only build 5'-3'
Term
Primase adds a ___  to the ___ end in order for DNA Polymerase to work.
Definition
primer....3'
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DNA Polymerases ______ initiate the synthesis of a polynucleotide
Definition
cannot
Term
DNA Polymerase _____ nucleotides only to the free ___ end
Definition
adds....3'(hydroxyl group)
Term
DNA Polymerase binds to:
Definition

3' end

nucleotide

proper complementary nucleotide

Term
Lagging Strand
Definition
synthesized as a series of segments
Term
DNA Lygase joins...?
Definition
Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand
Term
What are the fragments that attach the series of replicated DNA on the lagging strand?
Definition
Okazaki fragments
Term
Lygase
Definition
attaches together the Okazaki fragments on the laggin strand
Term
_________ can't seal or stick nucleotides together in DNA synthesis because it doesn't have the energy
Definition
DNA Polymerase
Term
Which polymerase kicks out the primer?
Definition
DNA Polymerase 1
Term
What is needed for the synthesis of the leading strand?
Definition
A primer
Term
For the lagging strand, each okazaki fragment must be _____ seperately
Definition
primed
Term
Leading Strand
Definition
strand continuously built
Term
Lagging Strand
Definition
strand fragmentally built
Term
Helicase
Definition
unwinds the DNA
Term
_______ of the parent DNA is why both strands synthesize differently.
Definition
antiparallelism
Term
DNA Polymerase ______ newly made DNA, replacing and incorrect nuceotides
Definition
proofreads
Term
Why do enzymes correct errors in base pairing so accurately?
Definition
Because they are super specific due to their precise active sites
Term
Nucleases
Definition
protect your nucleus
Term
What is the guardian of the genome?
Definition
P53
Term
What does excission repair require?
Definition
Nucleases, DNA polymerases, and DNA lygase
Term
Thymine dimer
Definition
two T's bond together forming a bump
Term
How do you fix a Thymine dimer?
Definition
nuclease-> excision repair(like scissors)->remove half of the helix
Term
Everytime DNA Synthesis happens the _____ become shorter
Definition
telomeres
Term
Why can't DNA polymerase fix telomerase primers?
Definition
It must have a 3' end to attach to.
Term
Telomeres
Definition
rich in ATATTTAAATATA
Term
What is the linear DNA problem?
Definition
the shortening of the telomeres
Term
Telomeres _____ the erosion of genes near the ends of DNA molecules
Definition
postpone
Term
telomerase
Definition
catalyzes the lengthening of telomeres in germ cells
Term
Cancer cells have _____ working.
Definition
telomerase
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