Biochemistry

Chapter 6: DNA & Biotechnology

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____ develop from mutations of proto-oncogenes.

Oncogenes develop from mutations of ____.

Oncogenes promotes ____.

Cancer is defined by ____.

Tumor suppressor genes code for proteins that ____

____ code for proteins that reduce cell cycling or promote DNA repair.

During replication, DNA polymerase ____ its work and excises incorrectly matched bases.

During replication, DNA polymerase proofreads its work and ____ incorrectly matched bases.

The daughter strand while proofreading is identified by ____ and is corrected accordingly.

The ____ strand while proofreading is identified by its lack of methylation and is corrected accordingly.

DNA ligase, which closes the gaps between Okazaki fragments, lacks ____ ability.

____ also occurs during the G 2 phase of the cell cycle, using the genes MSH2 and MLH1.

Mismatch repair also occurs during the ____ phase of the cell cycle, using the genes MSH2 and MLH1.

Mismatch repair also occurs during the G 2 phase of the cell cycle, using the genes ____.

____ detect and remove errors introduced in replication that were missed during the S phase of the cell cycle.

Mismatch repair detect and remove errors introduced in replication that were missed during the ____ phase of the cell cycle.

MSH2 and MLH1 enzymes in mismatch repair are homologues of ____ in prokaryotes.

MSH2 and MLH1 enzymes in mismatch repair are homologues of MutS and MutL in ____.

____ fixes helix-deforming lesions of DNA.

Nucleotide excision repair fixes ____ lesions of DNA.

Nucleotide excision repair fixes lesions via ____.

____ fixes lesions via a cut-and-patch process that requires an excision endonuclease.

Base excision repair fixes ____.

____ fixes nondeforming lesions of the DNA helix.

Base excision repair fixes by removing the ____.

____ fixes by removing the base, leaving an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) site.

____ removes the damaged sequence in base excision repair, which can be filled in with the correct bases.

____ is DNA composed of nucleotides from two different sources.

____ introduces a fragment of DNA into a vector plasmid.

DNA cloning introduces a fragment of DNA into a ____.

____ cuts both the plasmid and the fragment, which are left with sticky ends.

A restriction enzyme (restriction endonuclease) cuts both the ____, which are left with sticky ends.

A restriction enzyme (restriction endonuclease) cuts both the plasmid and the fragment, which are left with ____.

DNA vectors contain ____.

Once the ____, it can be introduced into a bacterial cell and permitted to replicate.

Once the fragment binds to the plasmid, it can be introduced into a ____.

DNA libraries are large collections of ____.

____ are large collections of known DNA sequences.

____ libraries contain large fragments of DNA, including both coding and noncoding regions of the genome.

Genomic libraries contain large fragments of DNA, including ____ regions of the genome.

Genomic libraries contain ____ fragments of DNA.

cDNA libraries (expression libraries) contain ____ fragments of DNA.

____ libraries only include the exons of genes expressed by the sample tissue.

cDNA libraries only include ____.

____ libraries can be used to make recombinant proteins or for gene therapy.

cDNA libraries can be used to make ____.

____ is the joining of complementary base pair sequences.

____ is an automated process by which millions of copies of a DNA sequence can be created from a very small sample by hybridization.

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an automated process by which millions of copies of a DNA sequence can be created from a very small samp…

DNA molecules can be separated by ____ using agarose gel electrophoresis .

DNA molecules can be separated by size using ____ .

____ can be used to detect the presence and quantity of various DNA strands in a sample.

Southern blotting can be used to detect ____ of various DNA strands in a sample.

After electrophoresis, the sample is transferred to a membrane that can be ____ with single-stranded DNA molecules to look for a sequence o…

After ____, the sample is transferred to a membrane that can be probed with single-stranded DNA molecules to look for a sequence of interes…

After electrophoresis, the sample is transferred to a membrane that can be probed with ____ molecules to look for a sequence of interest.

DNA sequencing uses ____, which terminate the DNA chain because they lack a 3′ –OH group.

DNA sequencing uses dideoxyribonucleotides, which ____

____ uses dideoxyribonucleotides, which terminate the DNA chain because they lack a 3′ –OH group.

The resulting fragments from dideoxyribonucleotides can be separated by ____, and the sequence can be read directly from the gel.

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