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BIOLOGY 1A03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Matthew Meselson, Franklin Stahl, Semiconservative Replication

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18 Jul 2020
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McMaster University
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Biology
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BIOLOGY 1A03
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Alastair Tracey Rosa Da Silva

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While watson and crick proposed the characteristic helical structure of dna, they also proposed that the base-pairing in dna should allow for a mechanism by which the genetic information in dna could be copied. They also proposed that dna consists of a pair of template chains which are complementary to each other. H-bonds are broken prior to replication between the complementary strands. *a strand is complementary to another ---> each strand contains the information necessary to reconstruct the other* Semiconservative model of dna replication: each of the 2 daughter dna molecules would have one old strand, from the parental molecule and one newly made strand. It was the research of matthew meselson and franklin stahl that demonstrated that dna replicates in a semiconservative manner. In the late 1950s they did their experiment. They cultured e. coli bacterial cells for many generations in a medium that contained nucleotide precursors with the radioactively labelled heavy isotope of nitrogen (15n)

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Related Questions

What step in DNA replication precedes the pairing of complementary bases?

A.

polymerization of DNA.

B.

formation of the histone core.

C.

mitotic division.

D.

separation of the two strands.

E.

joining of the two strands.

In eukaryotes, transcription occurs in the

A.

ribosome.

B.

mitochondria.

C.

cell membrane.

D.

cytoplasm.

E.

nucleus.

Normal human body cells contain how many chromosomes?

A.

46

B.

22

C.

23

D.

44

E.

42

Hershey and Chase performed an experiment in which they used radioactive isotopes to phosphorus and sulfur to label different components of bacterial viruses. Their results clearly showed that

A.

the viruses did not contain protein.

B.

genetic material normally contains radioactive isotopes.

C.

the viruses did not contain DNA.

D.

protein was entering into the infected bacteria.

E.

DNA was entering into the infected bacteria.

A package of histones with DNA wrapped around them forms spherical structures called

A.

nucleosomes.

B.

lysosomes.

C.

ribosomes.

D.

nucleoli.

E.

chromatin.

DNA replication

A.

does not require proteins.

B.

is constantly happening in a cell.

C.

occurs in G1 of interphase.

D.

takes place in the nucleus of the cell.

E.

occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell.

The two subunits of the ribosome join during

A.

promotion of transcription.

B.

initiation of translation.

C.

termination of transcription.

D.

termination of translation.

E.

elongation.

DNA replication of a single DNA molecule is referred to as semiconservative because

A.

each of the two DNA molecules will consist of one parental strand and one newly synthesized strand.

B.

all the DNA strands in the two DNA molecules will have both parental and newly synthesized DNA.

C.

it results in two nonidentical DNA molecules.

D.

of the two DNA molecules, one is made up totally of parental DNA, while the other is entirely newly synthesized DNA.

E.

one DNA strand is replicated continuously, while the other must be replicated discontinuously.

The bases are bonded to what part of the backbone of the DNA molecule?

A.

the 4’ carbon atom of the sugar molecule.

B.

the 3’ carbon atom of the sugar molecule.

C.

the 5’ carbon atom of the sugar molecule.

D.

the 1’ carbon atom of the sugar molecule.

E.

the 2’ carbon atom of the sugar molecule.

1. In addition to identifying the genetic material, the experiments of Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty with different strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae demonstrated that
DNA is a double helix.
DNA may be taken up by bacterial cells and be active.
DNA is present in bacteriophage T2.
eukaryotic cells may be genetically transformed.
DNA binds to the cell wall of the bacterium.
2. In order to show that DNA in cell extracts is responsible for genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae, important corroborating evidence should indicate that _______ also destroy transforming activity.
temperatures high enough to kill cells
enzymes that hydrolyze proteins
enzymes that hydrolyze DNA
enzymes that hydrolyze polysaccharides
enzymes that hydrolyze RNA
3. Based on what you have learned about the experiments conducted by Griffith and Avery and colleagues with bacteria, which of the following would result in transformation of living R cells?
Pure RNA from S cells
Cell-membrane extracts from S cells
A mixture of pure RNA and protein from S cells
Cell-free extracts from S cells
Pure protein from S cells
4. A-T base pairs in a DNA double helix
form three hydrogen bonds with each other.
are more heat-stable than G-C base pairs.
are of a substantially different length than G-C base pairs.
are not accessible to DNA binding proteins.
are chemically distinct from G-C base pairs.
5. If 23 percent of the bases in a sample of double-stranded DNA are adenine, what percentage of the bases are uracil?
27
50
0
73
23
6. The uniform diameter of the DNA structure provides evidence for
antiparallel DNA strands.
a right-handed helix.
a double-stranded helix.
3′ end phosphorylation.
purine–pyrimidine pairing.
7. If a sequence of one strand of DNA is 5′-TGACTATC-3′, what is the complementary strand?
5′-ACTGATAG-3′
3′-TGACTATC-5′
3′-ACTGATAG-5′
3′-ACTGATAG-3′
5′-TGACTATC-3′
8. What structural aspect of the DNA facilitates dissociation of the two DNA strands for replication?
3′ end phosphorylation
Purine–pyrimidine pairing
Antiparallel DNA strands
Covalent bonds between sugars and phosphate groups
Hydrogen bonding between paired bases
9. If the Meselson–Stahl density gradient experiment had resulted in two bands of DNA molecules after only one round of replication, one containing only 15N and the second only 14N, this result would have indicated that replication was
unidirectional.
dispersive.
conservative.
bidirectional.

semiconservative.
10. The nucleoside analogue acyclovir, which is used to treat herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections, lacks a 3′ hydroxyl group (–OH). Predict what will happen if the host cell DNA polymerase incorporates a molecule of acyclovir into an elongating strand of HSV DNA.
The replication complex will no longer bind to origins of replication.
The DNA polymerase will only incorporate acyclovir molecules.
Acyclovir will bind single-strand binding proteins.
DNA polymerase will not be able to link a successive nucleotide.
Acyclovir will block the activity of the DNA helicase.
11. Which of the following does not demonstrate the stability of the DNA double helix?
Single-strand binding proteins are required to keep the strands apart.
Paired bases form hydrogen bonds.
High temperatures are required to denature it.
DNA synthesis requires energy.
DNA helicases require ATP.
12. What effect would a primase inhibitor have on DNA replication?
DNA polymerase would not be able to add bases to the DNA.
Primase would be blocked from joining the DNA replication complex.
Primase would not be able to provide primers for DNA polymerases.
DNA polymerase would not be able to use DNA as a template.
There would be no effect on DNA replication.
13. To replicate their DNA in a timely manner, most eukaryotic chromosomes
normally have uncoiled DNA.
have multiple origins of replication.
contain linear molecules of single-stranded DNA.
have two replication forks that move in the same direction.
are composed entirely of DNA.
14. Which statement about DNA replication is false?
Okazaki fragments are synthesized as parts of the leading strand.
Error rates for DNA replication are reduced by proofreading of the DNA polymerase.
The sliding clamp increases the rate of DNA synthesis.
Replication forks represent areas of active DNA synthesis on the chromosomes.
Ligases and polymerases function in the vicinity of replication forks.
15. In many eukaryotes, there are repetitive sequences called telomeres at the ends of chromosomes. After successive rounds of DNA replication, the _______ strand becomes shorter. In some cells, an enzyme called _______ repairs the shortened strand.
leading; telomerase
lagging; telomerase
lagging; DNA polymerase I
leading; DNA polymerase I
leading; replicase
16. A researcher studies normal human fibroblast cells. They can be maintained in culture but die off after about 30 cell generations. Unexpectedly, a colony of cells continues to survive and divide past 30 generations. Which scenario is most likely true for these cells?
DNA polymerase is constantly active.
Primase is able to extend the telomeres.
The mismatch repair system is extra efficient.
The telomerase gene is being expressed.
The cells do not need the ends of their chromosomes.
17. If DNA polymerase III introduces an incorrect nucleotide, what is the first corrective action made by the DNA repair system?
The replication complex excises the incorrect nucleotide.
The excision repair proteins remove the incorrect nucleotide.
The mismatch repair system scans for base-pairing mismatches.
There is no correction, because nucleotide errors by DNA polymerases are not repaired.
DNA ligase connects the correct nucleotide.
18. Choose the correct order of the following four events in the excision repair of DNA:
(1) Base-paired DNA is made complementary to the template.
(2) Damaged bases are recognized.
(3) DNA ligase seals the new strand to existing DNA.
(4) Part of a single strand is excised.
1, 2, 3, 4
2, 1, 3, 4
3, 4, 2, 1
2, 4, 1, 3
4, 2, 3, 1
19. Six complete cycles of PCR should result in a _______-fold increase in the amount of DNA.
64
32
12
128
6
20. When double-stranded DNA is heated to temperatures above 90°C, it denatures. Denaturation is a process that
breaks covalent bonds.
hydrolyzes DNA.
separates double-stranded DNA into two single strands.
causes new hydrogen bonds to form.
irreversibly destroys the double helical structure.