Match the phrase its definition

DNA replication is semi-conservative

[ Choose ] place in which the two strands of DNA are being unwound and replicated the side of the DNA double helix that is synthesized continuously replication proceeds from the origin of replication in both directions simultaneously the side of the DNA helix that is synthesized using Okazaki fragments during DNA replication one strand is derived from the original DNA and the other strand is newly synthesized in the paired chains of the DNA helix adenine always binds thymine, and guanine always binds cytosine the two chains in the double helix are oriented in opposite directions

DNA replication is bidirectional

[ Choose ] place in which the two strands of DNA are being unwound and replicated the side of the DNA double helix that is synthesized continuously replication proceeds from the origin of replication in both directions simultaneously the side of the DNA helix that is synthesized using Okazaki fragments during DNA replication one strand is derived from the original DNA and the other strand is newly synthesized in the paired chains of the DNA helix adenine always binds thymine, and guanine always binds cytosine the two chains in the double helix are oriented in opposite directions

replication fork

[ Choose ] place in which the two strands of DNA are being unwound and replicated the side of the DNA double helix that is synthesized continuously replication proceeds from the origin of replication in both directions simultaneously the side of the DNA helix that is synthesized using Okazaki fragments during DNA replication one strand is derived from the original DNA and the other strand is newly synthesized in the paired chains of the DNA helix adenine always binds thymine, and guanine always binds cytosine the two chains in the double helix are oriented in opposite directions

leading strand

[ Choose ] place in which the two strands of DNA are being unwound and replicated the side of the DNA double helix that is synthesized continuously replication proceeds from the origin of replication in both directions simultaneously the side of the DNA helix that is synthesized using Okazaki fragments during DNA replication one strand is derived from the original DNA and the other strand is newly synthesized in the paired chains of the DNA helix adenine always binds thymine, and guanine always binds cytosine the two chains in the double helix are oriented in opposite directions

lagging strand

[ Choose ] place in which the two strands of DNA are being unwound and replicated the side of the DNA double helix that is synthesized continuously replication proceeds from the origin of replication in both directions simultaneously the side of the DNA helix that is synthesized using Okazaki fragments during DNA replication one strand is derived from the original DNA and the other strand is newly synthesized in the paired chains of the DNA helix adenine always binds thymine, and guanine always binds cytosine the two chains in the double helix are oriented in opposite directions

DNA is antiparallel

[ Choose ] place in which the two strands of DNA are being unwound and replicated the side of the DNA double helix that is synthesized continuously replication proceeds from the origin of replication in both directions simultaneously the side of the DNA helix that is synthesized using Okazaki fragments during DNA replication one strand is derived from the original DNA and the other strand is newly synthesized in the paired chains of the DNA helix adenine always binds thymine, and guanine always binds cytosine the two chains in the double helix are oriented in opposite directions

DNA is complementary

[ Choose ] place in which the two strands of DNA are being unwound and replicated the side of the DNA double helix that is synthesized continuously replication proceeds from the origin of replication in both directions simultaneously the side of the DNA helix that is synthesized using Okazaki fragments during DNA replication one strand is derived from the original DNA and the other strand is newly synthesized in the paired chains of the DNA helix adenine always binds thymine, and guanine always binds cytosine the two chains in the double helix are oriented in opposite directions

1. (a) What is the structural differencebetween all deoxyribonucleotides and all ribonucleotides and whydoes this make DNA more appropriate to act as the genetic materialthan RNA. (4 points)

(b) Why is uracil replaced by thymine in DNA? (4 points)

(c) Can ribonucleotides base-pair with a deoxyriboncleotides andif so when does this happen? (4 points)

(d) The two strands in DNA are antiparallel. What does thismean? (4 points)

(e) Why are they antiparallel? (4 points)

2. A single stranded DNA molecule has thefollowing sequence: 5'-GGTTAGGTTAGGTTAGGTTA-3'

(a) To fully replicate this molecule, what is the sequence ofthe primer that must be synthesized by the primase enzyme (assume aprimer length of 5 bp). (Here and below write how you wouldconventionally write a single stranded DNA sequence, i.e. withoutthe template.) (4 points)

(b) When fully replicated, what is the sequence of the newlysynthesized DNA strand? (4 points)

(c) What is the sequence of the molecule synthesized in theabsence of DNA pol I? (4 points)

(d) What is the sequence of what would be synthesized in theabsence of DNA ligase? (4 points)

(e) What is the total number of H-bonds that are formed duringthe synthesis of the DNA strand (from the very beginning)? (4points)

3. Different temperature sensitive mutants ofE. coli in genes encoding proteins involved in replication weregrown at the permissive temperature for several generations andwhile still actively growing the temperature was raised to therestrictive temperature. After raising temperature, the synthesisof new DNA was assessed using radioactively labeled nucleotides.Assume the mutations completely inactivate the proteins at therestrictive temperature and that function of the mutant protein wasabolished instantly temperature was raised. Would any new DNA bedetected in the following mutants after raising thetemperature?

(4 points each) (a) DnaA

(b) DNA helicase

(c) DNA primase

(d) DNA pol I

(e) DNA pol III

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1. Unlike DNA, RNA contains

deoxyribose

a double strand

phosphates

uracil

Nucleic acid structure

2. In transcription, uracil will bond with:

thymine

cytosine

adenine

guanine

Transcription

3. The first team of scientist to document the structure of DNA was:

Franklin and Wilkins

Watson and Crick

Pauling and Chargoff

None of the above

DNA structure

4. Organelles that synthesize protein are:

lysosomes

ribosomes

endoplasmic reticulum

golgi bodies

5. Most of the time in a cell's life, it's DNA is in the form of:

Chromatin

Chromatids

Replicated chromosomes

Spindle fibers

6. Uracil is a nitrogen base that pairs with adenine. Using this information, one could conclude that uracil is a:

Purine

Pyrimidine

Neither a purine or pyrimidine

Not enough information

7. a nucleotide does not consist of a:

polymerase

5-carbon sugar

phosphate group

nitrogen base

8. The genetic code in DNA of an individual depends on the sequence (order) of:

nucleotides

purines only

phosphates

sugars

9. Before a cell divides, it must duplicate its DNA in a process known as:

translation

transformation

transcription

replication

10. The basic unit (building block) of a protein is a (an):

carbohydrate

amino acid

lipid

hydrogen bond

11. Unlike DNA, RNA contains:

deoxyribose

a double strand

phosphates

uracil

12. The structure of DNA was first documented in:

1945

1953

1956

1962

13. In DNA replication, the new molecules produced are:

of unequal length

both assembled in the same direction

built with purines as the backbone

assembled in opposite directions

DNA replication

14. The "backbone" of DNA is composed of:

ribose and phosphates

deoxyribose and phosphates

ribose and uracil

deoxyribose and thymine

DNA structure

15. RNA differs from DNA in which of the following ways?

RNA is single-stranded

RNA contains ribose

RNA does not contain thymine

All of the above

DNA structure

16. Which of the following is NOT required for the transcription process itself?

RNA polymerase

DNA

uracil-containing nucleotides

ribosomes

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