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Biochem Final, Mizzou, Spring 2015

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circular   DNA is located in the cytoplasm of bacteria; it is _____ in prokaryotes (bacteria)  
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nucleus   where the DNA or "genome" is located eukaryotic cells  
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linear   DNA is _____ in eukaryotes & contained within chromosomes  
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DNA   genes are composed of ____  
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humans   have 20-30,000 genes  
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nucleotides   DNA and RNA are polymers of ______  
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nucleotides   consist of a nitrogen base, a monosaccharide, & at least one phosphate  
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RNA   sugar is a ribose, contains an OH group on the 2' C  
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DNA   sugar is a deoxyribose, contains an H group on the 2' C  
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nucleoside   a nitrogen base & a ribose sugar  
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nucleotide   a nucleoside (base and ribose) with a phosphate group  
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primary   this structure of nucleic acids is the order of the bases  
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secondary   this structure of nucleic acids is the 3-D conformation of the polynucleotide backbone  
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tertiary   this structure of nucleic acids is the supercoiling  
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quaternary   this structure of nucleic acids is the DNA/ protein interactions  
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phosphodiester   nucleotides are linked 5' to 3' by _________ bonds (primary structure)  
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constant   the sugar-phosphate backbone is _______ (primary structure)  
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variable   the nitrogen bases are _____ on the structure (primary structure)  
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secondary structure   the ordered arrangement of nucleic acid strands  
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double helix   2 anti-parallel DNA strands coiled around the same axis (spiral staircase) this is the secondary structure  
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negatively   DNA strands are anti-parallel and overall DNA is _____ charged (acidic)  
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hydrogen   _______ bonds hold the two DNA strands together  
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two   A-T has ____ hydrogen bonds  
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three   G-C has ____ hydrogen bonds  
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upwards   B-DNA is a *right-handed* helix (point thumb up, DNA winds ____ in direction fingers are pointing)  
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32   each base toasted by ____ degrees compared to the next provides for maximum base pairing  
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supercoiling   the 3-D arrangement of all atoms of the DNA is called ________  
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topoisomerase   enzymes that control the supercoiled state of DNA are ________  
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topoisomerase 1   cuts the phosphodiester backbone of ONE strand, passes the end through, and reseals the strand  
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topoisomerase 2   cuts BOTH strands, passes some of the remaining DNA helix between the cut strands, and reseals; gets rid of 2 coils at a time  
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histones   supercoiling of eukaryotic DNA occurs through complexes with proteins called _______  
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positively   histones are _____ charged proteins; rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine  
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chromatin   a complex of DNA wound around histones in a bead-like structure  
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nucleosome   a structural unit of a eukaryotic chromosome, consisting of a length of DNA coiled around a core of histones  
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histone proteins   H2A, H2B, H3, & H4 (there are two of each)  
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hyperchromicity   is the increase of absorbance (optical density) of a material. The most famous example is that of DNA that occurs when the DNA duplex is denatured  
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uracil   the pyrimidine nitrogen bases in RNA are ____ and cytosine  
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tRNA   transports amino acids to site of protein synthesis; intramolecular hydrogen bonding between A-U and G-C occurs in the sections of _____; "cloverleaf structure"  
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rRNA   FOUND IN RIBOSOMES, the site of protein synthesis  
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mRNA   directs amino acid sequence of proteins; contains the genetic information from DNA (genes); is translated into a polypeptide sequence (protein or an amino acid polymer)  
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