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DNA Replication Flashcards

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What is the structure of DNA?

Double Helix

What is the building block of DNA?

Nucleotides

What is the complementary nitrogenous base to adenine?

Uracil & Thymine

When in the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

<p>Synthesis phase in Interphase</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many replication forks are in the replication bubble?

<p>2</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for adding support or stabilizing the newly opened DNA?

<p>Single strand binding protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the complementary nitrogenous base to guanine?

<p>Cytosine</p> Signup and view all the answers

What molecule is responsible for 'un-zipping' DNA?

<p>Helicase</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of macromolecule is helicase?

<p>Protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

What enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides to the separate strands of DNA?

<p>DNA Polymerase</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the complementary nitrogenous base to cytosine?

<p>Guanine</p> Signup and view all the answers

What enzyme puts down the RNA primer so DNA polymerase can 'print' on the 5' side of DNA?

<p>Primase</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the sections of DNA (in-between the RNA primers) that are synthesized on the 5' side called?

<p>Okazaki Fragments</p> Signup and view all the answers

What enzyme is responsible for putting the Okazaki fragments together?

<p>Ligase</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the complementary nitrogenous base to thymine?

<p>Adenine</p> Signup and view all the answers

The result of DNA replication is half parent, half newly synthesized. For this reason, DNA replication is considered ____?

<p>Semi-Conservative</p> Signup and view all the answers

The components of DNA are similar for all living organisms.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Prokaryotes have multiple sites of origin.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

When a single base is changed this is called a ____?

<p>Point Mutation</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many nucleotides are in a codon?

<p>3</p> Signup and view all the answers

Several different codons code for the same amino acid.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

An insertion mutation causes a frame-shift.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of RNA is responsible for bringing the template to a ribosome for protein synthesis?

<p>tRNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

This is the process of building protein.

<p>Translation</p> Signup and view all the answers

This is the process of mRNA copying DNA to make a template.

<p>Transcription</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of DNA?

<p>Storage of genetic information</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the building blocks of DNA?

<p>Nucleotides</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does DNA replicate?

<p>S-phase of Interphase</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does DNA replicate?

<p>Eukaryotic: Nucleus. Prokaryotes: Cytoplasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is polymerase?

<p>It complements the DNA during replication. It adds nucleotides to the copying strand of DNA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is helicase?

<p>It is the enzyme responsible for opening or unzipping the double strand of DNA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is primase?

<p>It puts down the RNA primers that allow DNA polymerase to complement the lagging strand (5' side).</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ligase?

<p>It re-combines the Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand of DNA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the correct DNA complements?

<p>DNA: A-T, G-C; RNA: A-U, G-U</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of DNA replication?

<p>Two daughter DNA strands</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a codon?

<p>It is part of an RNA template, made of 3 nitrogenous bases, responsible for making proteins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

If there are 15 nucleotides in a gene, how many amino acids will be produced?

<p>5</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is unique about RNA?

<p>It is a single strand and doesn't have thymine (replaced by uracil).</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many RNA molecules are there?

<p>mRNA, tRNA, rRNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are proteins made?

<p>DNA is copied by mRNA. That template is transferred to a ribosome so a protein can be built.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The genetic code is universal, although no organism has identical DNA, each organism uses the same components: ATGC.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the point of origin?

<p>It is the site of DNA replication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the cell membrane?

<p>Cell protection, selective permeability (letting things in and out of the cell)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of enzymes?

<p>Speed up reactions and lower activation energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many chromatids are in a chromosome?

<p>2</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

DNA Structure and Components

  • DNA has a Double Helix structure, which is characteristic of its molecular configuration.
  • The building blocks of DNA are Nucleotides, consisting of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

Nitrogenous Base Pairing

  • Adenine pairs with Thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA.
  • Guanine pairs with Cytosine.

DNA Replication Process

  • DNA replication occurs during the Synthesis phase of Interphase in the cell cycle.
  • Replication bubbles contain 2 replication forks, where the DNA strands split for replication.
  • Helicase is the enzyme responsible for "unzipping" the DNA strands.
  • Single strand binding proteins stabilize the open strands of DNA during replication.
  • DNA Polymerase adds nucleotides to the separated DNA strands.
  • Primase lays down RNA primers to initiate replication on the lagging strand.
  • Segments of DNA synthesized between RNA primers are called Okazaki fragments.
  • Ligase is responsible for joining Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand.

Types of Mutations

  • A change in a single base is termed a Point Mutation.
  • Insertion mutations cause a frame-shift in the DNA sequence, altering how the sequence is read.

RNA and Protein Synthesis

  • There are three types of RNA: mRNA (carries genetic information), tRNA (transfers amino acids to ribosomes), and rRNA (makes up ribosomes).
  • Transcription is the process where mRNA copies DNA to create a template.
  • Translation refers to the process of building proteins from the mRNA template.

Genetic Information and Function

  • DNA serves as the storage of genetic information.
  • The genetic code is universal across all organisms, though each has unique DNA sequences.
  • In eukaryotes, DNA replication occurs in the nucleus, while it occurs in the cytoplasm in prokaryotes.

DNA Replication Characteristics

  • DNA replication is termed Semi-Conservative as each new DNA molecule consists of one original strand and one new strand.
  • Chromatids are paired structures formed during cell division, with each chromosome consisting of 2 chromatids.

Cell and Enzyme Functions

  • The cell membrane serves to protect the cell and is selectively permeable, controlling the movement of substances in and out.
  • Enzymes function to speed up reactions by lowering the activation energy necessary for those reactions.

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