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02/09/2013

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Who discovered the basic laws of inheritance?
Definition
Gregor Mendel
Term
Who took pus cells from discarded bandages and isolated nuclein?
Definition
Frederick Miescher
Term
Who transformed non-pathogenic pneumococci into pathogenic pneumococci?
Definition
Frederick Griffith
Term
Who determined DNA transforming factor?
Definition
Avery, MacLeod and McCarty
Term
Who purposed four DNA rules?
Definition
Erwin Chargaff
Term
Who studied DNA with X ray diffraction?
Definition
Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
Term
Who proposed a 3D model of DNA?
Definition
Watson and Crick
Term
What are Erwin Chargaff's DNA rules?
Definition
1. Base composition of DNA varies with species.
2. DNA from different tissues from same species = same
3. DNA bases do not change with age, nutrition, environment
4. In all DNA's, A=T, G=C
Term
What stores genetic information, found in nucleus (most) & mitochondria (some) and is usually double stranded?
Definition
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Term
What is involved in translating DNA sequence into proteins, is usually found in cytoplasm and is usually single stranded?
Definition
Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Term
Nitrogenous bases that are purines consist of?
Definition
Adenine (A) and Guanine (G)
Term
Nitrogenous bases that are pyrimidines consist of?
Definition
Cytosine (C), thymine (T), and uracil (U)
Term
What defines nucleic acid type?
Definition
pentose sugar
Term
What are two examples that pentose sugar types?
Definition
Ribose (RNA) and Deoxyribose (DNA)
Term
What consist of a sugar plus a purine or pyrimidine?
Definition
Nucleoside
Term
What consist of a nucleoside plus a phosphate?
Definition
Nucleotide
Term
DNA and RNA has different sugars and different nucleotides. Name the differences?
Definition
Sugars:
DNA: deoxyribose
RNA: ribose

Nucleotides:
DNA: C G A T
RNA: C G A U
Term
Base pairs are complementary. What binds to what?
Definition
A binds with T
G binds with C
Term
Is RNA or DNA helical?
Definition
DNA is helical
Term
5' phosphate joins with 3' hydroxyl
Definition
polymerization
Term
What is the correct way to record DNA sequence?
Definition
5' to 3'
Term
How many hydrogen bonds to G-C have?

How many hydrogen bonds to A-T have?
Definition
3 hydrogen bonds

2 hydrogen bonds
Term
What does it mean if strands are orientated in opposite directions?
Definition
It means they are anti-parallel
Term
The ladder runs 5'-3' in one direction for one strand, how does it run in the opposite direction for the other strand?
Definition
5'-3'
Term
Because strands are _______, if the sequence of one strand is known, the sequence of the other strand can be determined.
Definition
complementary
Term
What is anti-parallel, double stranded molecule with a sugar-phosphate backbone on the outside and the complementary base pairs are held together by hydrogen bonds on the inside?
Definition
DNA
Term
Two complementary strands anneal or ______ to each other through hydrogen bonds between the bases.
Definition
hybridize
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DNA's length is given in?
Definition
base pairs (bp)
Term
One kilobase (kb) is how many bp?
Definition
1000 bp
Term
1 megabase (Mb) is how many Bp? Kb?
Definition
one million bp or 1000 kb
Term
The function of ____ is translating DNA codes into proteins.
Definition
RNA
Term
Where is RNA typically located?
Definition
cytoplasm
Term
What are the 3 types of RNA?
Definition
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Term
Copies of DNA code for making protein is done by which type of RNA?
Definition
messenger RNA
Term
Part of ribosomal machinery (used to make protein) are done by which type of RNA?
Definition
Ribosomal RNA
Term
Carries amino acids to ribosomes where proteins are formed is done by which type of RNA?
Definition
Transfer RNA
Term
Is DNA Or RNA single stranded?
Definition
RNA
Term
Does DNA or RNA have (10-1000 nucleotides)?
Definition
RNA
Term
Uracil substitutes for thymine in?
Definition
RNA
Term
Why does RNA have uracil and DNA have thymidine?
Definition
In vivo, cytosine degrades and forms uracil; leading to a DNA mutation.

Any uracil found in DNA is corrected by "proofreading" system. Thus DNA does not normally have uracil.
Term
Entire set of DNA that makes up a particular organism is?
Definition
genome
Term
Where is the genome located?
Definition
Mostly in the nucleus except tiny piece located in the mitochondria
Term
The human genome contains how many base pairs of DNA?
Definition
3 million bp
Term
In the human genome what percent of genes encode for proteins (`30,000 genes) ?
Definition
5%
Term
In the human genome what percent of noncoding sequence between and within genes
Definition
95%
Term
How many base pairs does mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)have?
Definition
16,000 bp
Term
How many genes code for energy production proteins?
Definition
37 genes
Term
A nucleosome is DNA wrapped around ________ (proteins)
Definition
histones
Term
What is coiling of a coil called?
Definition
supercoils
Term
What is an allele?
Definition
human chromosome (46 total)
Term
How many somatic chromosomes are there?
Definition
44- 22 pairs
Term
How many sex chromosomes are there?
Definition
2
Term
Set of alleles (genes) inherited by and individual?
Definition
genotype
Term
Observable effect of the genotype is?
Definition
phenotype
Term
What kind of specimens can you collect DNA and RNA from?
Definition
body fluids (blood, urine, semen)
buccal swabs
Tissues (fresh or preserved)
cultured MO
Term
Is DNA or RNA relatively stable?
Definition
DNA
Term
IS DNA or RNA small, unstable, and degrades easily?
Definition
RNA
Term
Which type of RNA is most common target?
Definition
mRNA
Term
T or F When doing nucleic acid extraction you should use Universal Precautions (gloves and gowns) and use Aerosol Resistant Tips (ART)
Definition
True
Term
What are the basic steps in nucleic acid extraction?
Definition
1. cell lysis
2. digest proteins
3. purify DNA
Term
What is the proper order for the solid phase protocol for DNA extraction?
Definition
1. cell lysed & treated w proteinase (removes proteins)
2. DNA precipitated by addition of alcohol
3. DNA resuspended & added to column with silica
4. centrifugation helps suspension pass through column
5. DNA attaches to column
6. column rinsed with buffer to remove debris
7. DNA eluted from column with a different buffer
8. purified DNA in bottom of tube
Term
What should you avoid during DNA and RNA extraction?
Definition
avoid multiple freezing-thaw cycles
Term
RNA extraction is like DNA but more difficult due to ?
Definition
RNase ubiquitous (hands, water, equipment, everywhere)
Term
The RNA extraction procedure has special requirements...?
Definition
RNase free components, like RNase free reagents, RNase free water, RNase free plastic ware, ect
Term
Nucleic acids absorb __ _____ at 260 nM (A260)
Definition
UV light
Term
Proteins absorb __ at 280 NM (A280)
Definition
UV
Term
Is the nucleic acid to protein ratio pure, acceptable or unacceptable.
1.8- 2.0
1.6 - 1.8
<1.6
Definition
1.8-2.0 is pure
1.6-1.8 is acceptable
1.6 is unacceptable
Term
OD stands for?
Definition
Optical Density
Term
How do you calculate purity?
Definition
OD260/OD280
Term
What explains how proteins are synthesized from DNA formation?
Definition
central dogma of molecular technology
Term
DNA (DNA synthesis)
Definition
replication
Term
DNA (RNA synthesis)
Definition
transcription
Term
RNA (Protein synthesis)
Definition
translation
Term
Who proposed central dogma of molecular biology?
Definition
Francis Crick
Term
What is: retroviruses transcribe RNA (their genome) into DNA with reverse transcriptase (an enzyme)
Definition
Revised central dogma
Term
After the replication of each double strand of DNA composed of 1 "new" (daughter) and 1 "parent" DNA strand is called?
Definition
semi-conservative
Term
What does the helicase do?
Definition
unwinds and separates DNA double strands
Term
What reduces supercoiling
Definition
Topoisomerase
Term
What does primase do?
Definition
produces rna primer
Term
What does DNA polymerase III do?
Definition
makes DNA
Term
What does DNA polymerase require?
Definition
Template: parent DNA strand
RNA primer; complementary to DNA template
Term
What strand is replicated continuously from 3' end of the parent strand
Definition
leading strand
Term
DNA polymerase replicates DNA only in 5' to 3' direction is what strand?
Definition
lagging strand
Term
the lagging strand formed in pieces (5'-3') is called
Definition
okazaki fragments
Term
What enzyme links the fragments?
Definition
ligase
Term
DNA information transferred to a newly assembled piece of RNA (ie. DNA--> RNA)
Definition
transcription
Term
how many strands does RNA polymerase read?
Definition
one
Term
What direction is RNA synthesized?
Definition
5'-3' direction
Term
The 3'-5' strand is called
Definition
the template strand
Term
RNA polymerase I is found?
RNA polymerase II is found?
RNA polymerase III is found?
Mt RNA polymerase is found?
Definition
I- nucleolus
II- nucleoplasm
III- nucleoplasm
mtRNA- mitochondria
Term
What is the product of:
NA polymerase I?
RNA polymerase II?
RNA polymerase III?
Mt RNA polymerase?
Definition
I- rRNA
II- mRNA
III- tRNA
mtRNA- mtRNA
Term
What are the 3 transcription steps?
Definition
Initiation, elongation, termination
Term
DNA regions that signal RNA polymerase starting point is?
Definition
promoters
Term
RNA polymerase moves along DNA is called
Definition
elongation
Term
Post transcriptional processing occurs in ?
Definition
the nucleus
Term
RNA first transcribed from DNA is?
Definition
Pre-mRNA
Term
Are Introns coding or noncoding?
Definition
noncoding
Term
Are Exons coding or noncoding?
Definition
coding
Term
Do Introns or Exons stay within the nucleus?
Definition
Introns
Term
Do Introns or Exons exit the nucleus?
Definition
Exons
Term
What is RNA splicing?
Definition
noncoding introns removed from pre-mRNA
Term
Which special enzymes are used in RNA splicing?
Definition
spliceosomes
Term
What is the special modified nucleotide added to 5'end called?
Definition
5' cap
Term
what is added to 3' end
Definition
poly (a) tail
Term
Synthesis of protein using mRNA as template is called?
Definition
translation
Term
3 nucleotides encode for 1 amino acid is called?
Definition
codon or triplet code
Term
UAA, UAG & UGA are?
Definition
stop codons
Term
AUG is ?
Definition
start codon
Term
All proteins start with?
Definition
methionine
Term
What is the role of tRNA in translation
Definition
tRNA carries amino acids to ribosome for to be added to polypeptide
Term
tRNA anticodon complementary to _____ codon
Definition
mRNA
Term
What are multiple ribosomes on a strand of mRNA called?
Definition
polyribosome
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