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Genetics: Analysis and Principles Chapter 11
DNA Replication
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
09/13/2011

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dna replication
Definition
copying of genetic material in order to pass it on to a secondary generation
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template/parental strands
Definition
original complementary dna strands that are "unzipped" to act as patterns for two new strands of dna
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daughter strands
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two new identical strands of dna generated from parental strands
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semiconservative model
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favored theory for method of dna replication; each molecule contains one parental strand and one daughter strand after the first replication
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bidirectional replication
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bacterial method for replicating circular chromosomal dna; replication proceeds in both directions from the single origin of replication
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DnaA box sequence
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where DnaA protein binds to in the origin of rep in a bacterial chromosome to initiate replication; causes AT-rich region to separate
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oriC (origin of chromosomal replication)
Definition
part of E. coli chromosome that contains
1. AT-rich regions
2. DnaA box sequences
3. GATC methylation sites
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AT-rich region
Definition
sequences of DNA that are cause to separate when DnaA binds with the DnaA box sequences. because only 2 hydrogen bonds for between A and T, DNA strands are more easily separated in AT-rich regions
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dna helicase
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DnaB proteins; breaks hydrogen bonds between double stranded dna to generate single strands away from the origin of replication in a 5'-3' direction
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dna gyrase
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aka topoisomerase II, travels in front of dna helicase loosening supercoils
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single-strand binding proteins
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prevents two separated parent strands from readhering and forming a double helix
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rna primers
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short strands of rna attached to the parental strand by primase to start replication; eventually removed
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leading strand
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single primer made at the origin of rep, replication begins in 5'-3' direction
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lagging strand
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multiple primers along direction of replication;
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dna polymerase
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synthesizes DNA daughter strands, leading and lagging
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