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What is Recombinant DNA
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The combining of DNA from 2 different species/organisms using Restriction Enzymes
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What is the procedure of Recombinant DNA?
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1. Remove the DNA from the Host
2. Use specific Ristriction Enzymes to cut out the original gene from the host DNA. -Leaves "StickyEnds* |
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The sequence of DNA that the enzyme recongnizes is called the...?
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Recognition Site
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Fliter out the old gene so that only the "... ......" remain.
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end pieces..
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Use the ____ restriction enzyme to "cut" out the new gene that will be _______
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- same
- inserted |
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by using the same enzyme, we'll have the same ___________
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-Sticky Ends
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Mix the ___ ____ ____ with the ____ ____
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-old host DNA
-new gene |
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Insert the NEW __________ ___ back into the host
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-Recombinant DNA
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Last step: Host cell will now make the (_______) the gene codes for!
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protein :-)
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what's the sequence for
AACAATTAGCGGTCAATTACGGGTCACAATTCG |
UUGUUAAUCGCCAGUUAAUGCCCUGUGUUAAGC
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What is a cutting site?
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A specific nucleotide sequence of DNA at which a particular restriction enzyme cuts the DNA
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How does a PROBE stick to the DNA?
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It sticks to the DNA when you have a special order of bases you're looking at.
EX: G T C A C A G T |
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Where do the largest pieces of DNA end up on the gel?
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Near the Top
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Where do the smalled pieces of DNA end up on the gel?
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Near the bottom
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If there was a rapist how would bands tell you who it was?
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The DNA sperm sample found in the rape victum should be an exact match as the one found on the suspect
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Restriction Enzymes: do what?
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Cut a specifec DNA sequence
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Radioactive Probes:
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Small DNA sequence that's radioactive and will stick to a complementary sequence + GLOW
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what does PCR: do
hnt: Xerox Machine |
Makes billions of copies of DNA sequence
--> like a xerox machine |
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What does a Gel Electrophoresis do?
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Techinique that seperated DNA fragments by size
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(what size molecules) move farther down the gel than (what size molecules)
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-Small
-Large |
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What's the DNA sequencing technique?
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Finds the exact base sequence of a gene
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Cut gene out of the DNA with
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-Restriction enzymes
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Copy gene with ***
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PCR
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Make gene radioactive so we can see what?
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-See it glow
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You read a DNA sequence from ____ to __
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bottom to top
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Read this sequence:
A T C G - - - - - |
G C A T A
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DNA profiling:
1. Know as DNA ___________ 2. Based on the idea that no two people will....except for... 3. uses -Identification -Show |
1. fingerprinting
2. no two people will have the same DNA code except for identical twins 3. -indefication of DNA by comparison -Show genetic relationship |
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Procedure: (of DNA profiling)
1. DNA is extracted from what? 2. DNA is cut using ____ to unwind and unzip the DNA, and using a _________ to cut the strand into pieces 3. a. single-stranded radioactive ____ is made. b. ____ makes copies of the probe c. DNA from cells is ____ with the probe d. Bases on probe are ________ to certain bases on DNA e. Fragments with probes are now ________ and can be seen on a gel. 4. The DNA is run on a ___ |
1. bloode cells, skin cells, semen
2. heat, restriction enzymes 3. a.probe b.PCR c.treated d.complimentary e.radioactive 4. gel |
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Results of various cells are compared using a ______ which has a fragment at every size and will tell us if the gel is working properly. By comparing to the _____, we can also determind the size of fragment run on the same gel.
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Standard
Standard |
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In a criminal case you look for an _____________ with DNA from sample left at crime scene.
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an exact match
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Paternity Case: looking for half the bands to match the _____ and half the bands to match _____since each parent contributes to the child's genetic makeup
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-Mother
-Father |
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Haploid-
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Having the same number of sets of chromosomes as a germ cell or half as many a somatic cell.
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Diploid-
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Having a pair of each type of chromosome, so that the basic chromosome is doubled: Diploid somatic cells.
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Polypoidy
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Means the strawberries have an extra set of chromosomes
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Mutations-
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Changes in the bases of the DNA molecule
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Mutations affect the what?
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genetic information
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Mutations can change the proteins made by a cell or
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prevent a protein from being made at all.
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Point Mutations:
Affects ________ Usually called a _________ May or may not affect the protein being made |
one nucelotide
substitution |
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Frame Shift Mutations
(Inserting or Deleting a nucleotide) Insertion- Deletion- These shift the reading fram of the DNA __________________________________ (remember DNA is read in groups of 3!) |
Insertion- adding a nucleotide
Deletion- deleting a nucleotide and can cause drastically different results |
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Change over time
DNA mutations may _______________ This trait is then ___________________________________________________ Overtime mutation can________________________________________________________ Sickle-Cell anemia is an example of this |
-individual new trait
-passed onto that individuals offspring -become part of the population |
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Adaptations
Not all mutations are harmful, infact sometimes the can.... And adaptation is something that increases the chance |
-They can result in adaptation
-that the individual will survive to produce offspring |
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What four bases are present in DNA
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adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
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What four bases are present in RNA
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Adenine, guanine, uracil, cytosine
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Difference between codon and an anticodon
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codons are balanced groups of mRNA. Anticodons on tRNA
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What carries each amino acid to the ribosome to be asembled into a protein
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tRNA molecule
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What is the making of mRNA from DNA called?
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Transcription
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Where in the cell does this process occur?
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The nucleus
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What is the making of a sequence of amino acids from a sequence of RNA nucleotides called?
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translation
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Where in the cell does translation occur
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The Cytoplasm
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The molecule which carries the genetic code from the nucleus to the cytoplasm for interpretation is
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mRNA
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A short sequence of DNA which carries the instructions to make one specific protein is called a
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gene
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Change in a genetic code is called
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Mutation
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if DNA is like a ladder which two molecules of a nucleotide are found on the sides of the ladder?
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The Sugar and the Phosphate
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To which molecule does each base attach?
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Sugar
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What pairs with what?
Cytosine, guanine, thymine,adenine |
C=G
T=A |
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What is DNA made of?
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Nucleotides
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What are the three parts of a nucleotide
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bases, phosphate, sugar
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how do nucleotides differ from each other
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RNA uses uracil and not thymine
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after DNA replication --% of the new DNA strand is made up of the old original DNA
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50%
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whats the first step of DNA replication
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unwinding of the double helix
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what is the second step of DNA replication
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DNA strands seperate, bases are exposed. Synthesis will be begin
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What is the third step of DNA replication
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Termination
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what is DNA replication
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before a cell divides, it needs to make 2 copies of it's DNA. This process is called DNA replication
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DNA replication..
1. 'u....' and 'u...' |
undwind and unzip
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5-carbon sugar found in DNA is called ------- while the sugar in RNA is called -------
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deoxyribose, ribose
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DNA is where?
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The nucleus
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DNA contains information about
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Traits/Heredity
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Change in the sequence of DNA changes what?
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The Protein
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Whats a Gene-?
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section of DNA that codes for a protein
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DNA is made of
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Nucleotides
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DNA is like a what?
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ladder
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DNA is like a twisted ladder called a
------- ------- Sides of the lader are ----- ----- ---------- Rungs of the ladder are -------- |
Double Helix
Sugar and Phosphate bases |
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The order of bases determines the
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Protein
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Changing the order of bases changes the what?
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Protein
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Any unintentional change in the order of bases is called a
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Mutation
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Subunits that make up nucelic acids are
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DNA and RNA
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The nitrogenous base that is found in RNA but not in DNA is
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Uracil
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The DNA molecule has how many strands?
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2
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Each strand of DNA is a long chain of ______ units
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nucleotide
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Strands of DNA are held together by hydrogen bonds between the
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nitrogenous bases
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Why can DNA never leave the nucleus
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It's to big
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the m in mRNA stands for what?
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messenger
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Where are these mRNA nucelotides coming from?
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the cytoplasm
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RNA is (what stranded)
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Single-Stranded
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the mRNA leaves the nucleus (Unlike the DNA) because
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one stranded
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the job of the ribosome is to
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make proteins
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the t in tRNA stands for
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transfer
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