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Genetics Exam 4
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
11/21/2011

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Archibald Garrod
Definition
early 1900s
worked with inborn errors in metabolism
diseases caused by lack of ensymes
first stated enzymes are inhertited
Term
Beadle & Tatum
Definition
1940s
worked with neurospora
-produced mutations in different genes
-each mutation caused loss of funcion of an enzyme
*one gene-one enzyme
Term
Sickle Cell Anemia
Definition
good example of (one gene one enzyme)
Only one difference out of 146 amino acids
Term
DNA, Polypeptides, & proteins
Definition
sequences of bases code for a sequence of amino acids
-chains of amino acids are polpeptides
Term
Chain of Amino Acids
Definition
polypeptide
Term
1 degree
Definition
sequence of Amino Acids
Term
2 degree
Definition
Hydrogen bonding between NH2 of one aa and COOH of another
Term
3 degree
Definition
interactions between R groups
Term
4 degree
Definition
2 or more polypeptides
Term
Translation
Definition
*converting the genetic code to polypeptides
need: message mRNA
need: translocator molecule tRNA
need: site Ribosome = rRNA + protein
Term
tRNA
Definition
Transcribed from DNA
Binds to other nucleic Acids
Binds to amino Acids
Term
Charging of tRNA
Definition
Attaching amino acid to 3' end
requires specific enzyme
requires energy
Term
Genetic Code
Definition
non overlapping
- one base belongs to one codon only
-every three bases reads as one codon
No Punctuation
- no bases skipped
Special Start and Stop Codons
- AUG= start signal
-UGA, UAA, UAG = stop signals
Term
Start signal
Definition
AUG
Term
Stop Signal
Definition
UGA, UAA, UAG
Term
Transcription
Definition
Making a working copy of a gene
Term
RNA
Definition
working copy of the gene
Term
Cytoplasm
Definition
work floor
Term
ribosomes
Definition
machinary
Term
tRNA
Definition
workers
Term
Differences between DNA & RNA
Definition
ribose instead of Deoxyribose
uracil replaces thymine
single stranded molecule instead of double stranded
Term
Four Major types of RNA
Definition
mRNA- carries genetic message to be translated into polypeptide
tRNA- translocator molecule
rRNA- structural component of ribosomes
HnRNA- heteregenous nuclear DNA
Term
Sense Strand
Definition
Information we want
- coding strand
-gene
Term
Template Strand
Definition
what we use to get it
-nonsense strand
- non coding strand
Term
Sense strand example
Definition
5'---------------------------------------3'
promoter/coding sequence/terminator

*promoters signal the start of the gene
-consenses sequence: tend to be the same lots of A=T pair
*prokaryotic promoters: 10 bases to 35 bases upstream
-10 box and 35 box
*eukaryotic promoters:
-tata box
-Caat box
Term
Three types of RNA polymerase in Eukaryotes
Definition
RNA polymerase 1
-transcribes rRNA
RNA polymerase 2
-mRNA
RNA polymerase 3
Term
3 steps of Translation
Definition
Initation
-binding of RNA polymerase
Elongation
-Polymerase of RNA
Term
Rho Independent termination
Definition
-inverted repeated
-series of uracils
Term
Rho Dependent
Definition
inverted repeat
Rho factor (protein)
Term
Post Transcriptional Modification
Definition
-Addition of Methyl-Guanine cap to 5' end
-Addition of PolyA tail to 3' end
-Excision of Introns

5' MG-----------------AAAAAAAAA 3'
Term
Exons
Definition
-Expressed Sequences
-Coding portion
Term
Introns
Definition
-Intravening Sequences
-Do not carry information for Polypeptide

*Exercised introns become HnRNA
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