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Summary Topic 4 - Genetic Information, Variation & Relationships between Organisms

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Topic 4A-DNA RNA Protein ,
+
Synthesis
DNA :




=I
↳ shorter than
eukaryotic DNA
↳ circular
shaped
↳ no histones involved

they DNA ↳ chromosomes condense to
support .




fit inside the cell
by
a
forming supercoil .




GENES CHROMOSOMES :
+


GENE of DNA bases that
is a
sequence codes for polypeptide
·
a or

functional RNA
.

↳ different polypeptides have a different number and order of amino
acids
.

↳ the the order
order of bases in a
gene determines of amino acids
in a
polypeptide .

each coded sequence of triplets/codons
↳ amino acid is
by a .




↳ Genes also code for functional RNA /ERNA ,
mRNA sRNA) . ,

↳ GENOME complete set of
: in cell
genes a .




↳ PROTEOME : full that
range of proteins a cell can produce
.




NON CODING DNA :
genes that don't code for polypetides at all.
·




↳ INTRONS : Sections
of a gene that DONT code for amino acids
.
↳ EXONS : Sections
of a a gene that DOES code for amino acids
.

↳ Non
coding multiple repeats : DNA sequences that repeat and don't

code for amino acids
.



ALLES
they
:
that exist in than one code for
·




genes more form ,



different versions of the same
polypeptide.
HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES :
pair matching chromosomes :
·

of




same
same size ,
same ,
genes
but different alleles

position of locus

, RNA + PROTEIN SYNTHESIS :
·
PROTEIN SYNTHESIS is the production of proteins , also known as




2
polypeptide Synthesis. =
phosphate
RNA there are 3 :
of RNA
:
types ↳ base
·




mRNA A
messenger RNA
↳ :
&


.


Codon
made
during transcription carries

>
,
yribose sugar
genetic code from DNA to ribosomes
where it's

during
used to make
translation ↳
a
protein
JenTeotide
y



↳ ERNA : transfer RNA :




hydrogen binding
involved in translation. Carries amino amino acid site

acids used to make proteins to
ribosomes. folded in clover shape
, bonds
bonds
bases held
by hydrogen -
ranticodon
↳ rRNA : Ribosomal RNA :

Site
of translation of mRNA code
protein
trnt
into acid code
an amino
by
Made up of both proteins + RNA




TRANSCRIPTION :

The first step of protein Synthesis.
·




During transcription an mRNA
copy of is made from DNA
·
a
,
gene .



Takes place nucleus
eukaryotes and
cytoplasm prokaryotes.
·
in
for in for
I . RNA Polymerase attaches to DNA




·
↳ RNA attaches to DNA at
↳
polymerase beginning of gene .




hydrogen bonds between DNA strands in
gene
broken DNA helicase in RNA
by polymerase .

↳ strands
separates DNA uncoils exposing bases
,
.

↳ a strand is used as a
template to make mRNA copy
2
Complementary mRNA is formed
:
.




↳ RNA
Polymerase lines up free RNA nucleotides to




S
exposed bases on template strand .




↳ free bases attracted to exposed bases
.


Complimentary
↳ base
pairing means mRNA are a


complimentary copy of DNA template strand (T U)
=
.




↳ RNA
joins with DNA by RNA polymerase forming
-

,




epobam
a strand of mRNA .




3 RNA down DNA :
.


polymerase moves




·
↳
hydrogen
polymerase
bonds
has
reform at DNA after RNA
passed by

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