ZOL 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Consensus Sequence, Dnab Helicase, Origin Of Replication
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You decide to identify the CFTR mutation by analyzing the genomic DNA of your patients compared to healthy individuals. You specifically are looking to see whether a specific 3' gene truncation has occurred in the patients. You will determine this using hybridization techniques with samples from healthy and CF patients. Which of the following will allow you to accomplish this?
Using an RNA probe complementary to the region not removed by the truncation. | |
Using an RNA probe complementary to the region removed by the truncation. | |
Using an DNA probe complementary to the region not removed by the truncation. | |
Using an DNA probe complementary to the region removed by the truncation. |
To conduct the hybridization experiment, you are trying to decide between using a DNA or RNA probe. Which would be ideal to use and why?
As both are composed of nucleic acids, using either would result in identical results. | |
An RNA probe because RNA has uracil bases. | |
An RNA probe because it could also be used in a translation experiment. | |
A DNA probe because it is more stable than RNA. | |
A DNA probe because RNA cannot bind to DNA. |
Imagine Hershey/Chase had used an RNA virus (genome composed of RNA) instead of a DNA virus in their experiment. Would radioactivity still have been found in the pellet?
No, because only DNA can be labeled with radioactivity. | |
No, because the RNA genome would not enter the bacteria upon infection. | |
No, because while DNA and RNA nucleotides are similar, they are not identical. | |
Yes, because DNA and RNA nucleotides are similar. | |
Yes, because genome in any form (DNA, RNA, protein) would be labeled similarly. |
The human genome consists mostly of non-coding DNA. Which of the following are benefits of this?
Random DNA mutations generally won't affect RNA and protein function. | |
It is faster to duplicate the genome when these are present. | |
The existence of introns can lead to multiple variations of proteins encoded by a single gene. | |
It is unlikely transposons would exist in the genome if there was too much protein coding DNA. |
You accidentally add a mutant dNTP (which has an H instead of an OH connected to the 3â carbon) to a reaction where DNA is being replicated. Which of the following is true of this mutant dNTP?
It can be incorporated into DNA strand but cannot form a phosphodiester bond with an incoming wild type dNTP | |
It can be incorporated into a DNA strand but cannot base pair with a complementary nucleotide | |
It can be incorporated into a DNA strand and can form a phosphodiester bond with an incoming dNTP, but only if it is another mutant dNTP | |
It cannot be incorporated into a DNA strand. |
Andrew Murray's sister, Andrea, is adding to her brother's work on chromosomes. She is using cells that are unable to synthesize adenine (âade) and histidine (âhis). The plasmid she is currently working with consists of an origin of replication and the Ade gene.
Following her transformation of the plasmid into her yeast, what media will the cells be plated on to select for cells that have picked up the plasmid?
Media containing histidine | |
Media containing adenine | |
Media lacking adenine | |
Media lacking histidine |
Andrew Murray's sister, Andrea, is adding to her brother's work on chromosomes. She is using cells that are unable to synthesize adenine (âade) and histidine (âhis). The plasmid she is currently working with consists of an origin of replication and the Ade gene.
She starts by attempting to add the centromere DNA into a plasmid containing the origin of replication. Unfortunately, when adding the centromere sequence, the origin of replication is removed, thus leaving a plasmid with only a centromere and selection marker. Following plasmid transformation, what growth result will she see on her plates?
No colonies | |
Little colonies | |
Big colonies |
Andrew Murray's sister, Andrea, is adding to her brother's work on chromosomes. She is using cells that are unable to synthesize adenine (âade) and histidine (âhis). The plasmid she is currently working with consists of an origin of replication and the Ade gene.
She fixes the mistakes from the previous experiment and now has a complete plasmid (selection marker, origin of replication, centromere). She then inserts telomere sequences into the plasmid. How will this impact her transformation?
It will not impact her transformation | |
Her transformation will no longer work because plasmids donât require telomeres | |
She will now see much larger colonies | |
She will now see fewer but larger colonies | |
She will now see smaller colonies |
In the Meselson/Stahl experiment, E. coli were first grown in media containing heavy nitrogen, 15N, and then transferred to light nitrogen, 14N, at the beginning of the experiment.
Imagine that their data showed that replication occurs in a conservative manner instead of semi-conservative. What fraction of the DNA helices will consist of mixed DNA after 4 rounds of replication in this case?
None | |
More than 75% | |
25-50% | |
51-75% | |
Less than 25% |
Please answer all
Why does a template-dependent DNA polymerase require a primer to initiate DNA synthesis?
DNA polymerase require 5' phosphate to add a new nucleotide | |
DNA polymerase require 3' hydroxyl group to add a new nucleotide |
DNA polymerase require energy by hydrolizing the primers |
Which of the following enzymes is template independent?
Reverse transcriptase | |
Klenow fragment |
DNA polymerase | |
Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase |
RNA polymerase |
The natural function of a DNA ligase enzyme is:
Joining together DNA sequences with compatible cohesive ends from two different organisms to yield a recombinant DNA molecule | |
Sealing single stranded nicks in double stranded DNA molecules |
Joining together two blunt ended fragments of DNA within a cell | |
Joining together two single stranded DNA molecules |
The natural function of 3' -> 5' exonuclease activity of a DNA polymerase is to:
Remove the 5' end of the DNA strand that is being copied | |
Remove damaged nucleotide from the template strand |
Remove nucleotides from the end of DNA to generate blunt ends | |
Remove incorrect nucleotides from the newly synthesized DNA |
Which technique is used to resolve the different sizes of DNA fragments?
Gene cloning | |
PCR |
DNA sequencing | |
Gel electrophoresis |
Which of the following vectors does not contain bacterial origin of replication (oriC)?
plasmid | |
cosmid |
bacterial artificial chromosome | |
lambda vector |
Which process of bacteriophage is not used for gene cloning?
Concatemer formation | |
Lytic cycle |
Lysogenic cycle | |
viral packaging |
What vector would be best suited for creating a contig of bovine (cattle) chromosome 10?
lambda vector | |
Cosmid vector |
P1 vector | |
Plasmid |
E. coli takes up plasmid DNA by which of the following methods?
Transduction | |
Transformation |
Conjugation | |
Transfection |
The following times and temperatures are an example of the steps for PCR. You can use the Figure to help you answer the following questions.
Why is the first step is carried out at 94°C?
To degrade the template | |
To denature the template |
To activate the polymerase | |
To facilitate the primer binding |
What happens in the reaction when the temperature shifts to 55°C during cycling?
the DNA polymerase will carry out DNA synthesis by extending the annealed primers | |
the DNA polymerase will finish DNA synthesis |
the primers anneal to the single-stranded regions of the DNA | |
the primers anneal to the double-stranded regions of the DNA |
During cycling, what occurs when the temperature is at 72°C?
the primers anneal to the double-stranded regions of the DNA | |
the DNA polymerase will carry out DNA synthesis by extending the annealed primers |
the primers anneal to the single-stranded regions of the DNA | |
the DNA polymerase will finish DNA synthesis |
You designed a set of primers to amplify 1 kb DNA with polymerase chain reaction. By which cycle of polymerase chain reaction, we would expect to see the first double stranded DNA with expected size?
The end of cycle 1 | |
The end of cycle 2 |
The end of cycle3 | |
The end of cycle 4 |