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Anatomy & Physiology I Unit Four
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DNA & RNA Structure The monomers are nucleotides Functions: Heredity
Nitrogen base Functions: aaaaaaaaaaa Heredity Protein synthesis Phosphate group Pentose sugar
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DNA & RNA Structure Examples: Double stranded, double helix molecule
Single stranded with three forms – tRNA, rRNA, and mRNA DNA RNA
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DNA & RNA Structure
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DNA & RNA Functions
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DNA & RNA Base Pairing
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DNA & RNA Base Pairing DNA replication
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A T G C A T T G A A G C T G G T A G T A C G T A A C T T C G A C C A T C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RNA transcription | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A U G C A U U G A A G C U G G U A G T A C G T A A C T T C G A C C A T C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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DNA Replication
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Protein Synthesis Protein synthesis goes on all the time in most cells
This very important process is directed by the genetic code on DNA
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Protein Synthesis Protein synthesis occurs in two processes:
~ transcription (production of RNA from DNA) ~ translation (production of proteins from RNA) Both processes are fueled by ATP
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Protein Synthesis: Transcription
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Protein Synthesis: Transcription
RNA polymerase attaches to specific areas of the DNA (genes) and “unzips” the hydrogen bonds The RNA polymerase also begins the building of the RNA by adding RNA nucleotides in accordance with the DNA base sequence
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Protein Synthesis: Transcription
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Protein Synthesis: Transcription
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Protein Synthesis: Transcription
Once transcribed, mRNA and tRNA are sent out of the nucleus and to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm rRNA is transferred to the nucleolus to become a part of newly formed ribosomes
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Protein Synthesis: Translation
mRNA carries a series of codons that code for specific amino acids A codon is a sequence of three nucleotide bases on mRNA Since there are only four RNA bases and there are three in each codon, there are 64 condon possibilities
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Protein Synthesis: Translation
The genetic code is the use of these 64 codons coding for 20 amino acids Remember - the synthesis of a specific protein requires a specific sequence of amino acids
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Protein Synthesis: Translation
Therefore the sequence of codons on mRNA must be sequentially specific The genetic code is commaless and non-overlapping, meaning it is read in frames of three without gaps or overlaps
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Protein Synthesis: Translation
There is one initiation codon - AUG There are three stop codons - UAA, UAG & UGA
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Protein Synthesis - Translation
Translation is the process by which RNA produces proteins in ribosomes - mRNA carries the code from DNA - tRNA carries amino acids to the ribosome - rRNA is a component of the
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Protein Synthesis: Translation
By way of the genetic code, RNA “translates” from the language of nucleic acids to that of proteins
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Protein Synthesis: Translation
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Protein Synthesis: Translation
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Protein Synthesis: Review
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Protein Synthesis: Review
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Interphase G1 – organelles double S – DNA replicates
G2 – proteins produced
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Mitosis Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase
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Cytokinesis
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Significance of Cell Division
Cell division (mitosis) is an efficient process that assures the correct number of chromosomes will be found in the new daughter cells
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Significance of Cell Division
Chromosome number is a critical characteristic in determining a species and the viability of an organism Correct chromosomes numbers are essential for successful fertilization events
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Significance of Cell Division
In animals, increasing or decreasing chromosome numbers has deleterious effects
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Significance of Cell Division
The functions of cell division are: ~ growth ~ repair ~ replacement Cellular homeostasis is the maintaining of a constant number of body cells
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Significance of Cell Division
Cellular homeostasis is maintained by a number of factors: + cell size + nutrient availability + DNA damage + growth factors + cell population density
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Significance of Cell Division
Surface to volume ratio determines the maximum size a cell can obtain The amount of nutrients available is a factor in the rate of growth Growth factors such as cyclins, Cdks and hormones influence the speed and amount of cell growth
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Significance of Cell Division
The density of cells also controls cell growth – loss of cells stimulates cell division, adequate numbers of cells inhibit the process
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Cancer Cell division is orchestrated by proteins and hormones so that growth and division is controlled Cancer cells are normal body cells that are transformed. In this transformed state, they ignore the controls of cell division and multiply unchecked
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Cancer Normally, the immune system destroys these cancer cells, but some may escape destruction and then form a tumor A tumor is a mass of cancer cells found within otherwise normal tissue
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Cancer A tumor is said to be benign if the cancer cells remain within the tumor. These can usually be removed through surgery A malignant tumor contains cancer cells that are invasive, meaning they spread to other tissues. A person with a malignant tumor is said to have cancer
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Cancer Remember - cell division is orchestrated by proteins and hormones so that growth and division is controlled Oncogenes are those that initiate cell division, but in an accelerated and exaggerated process
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Cancer Tumor suppressor genes are those that prevent cell division and promote normal cell death If tumor suppressor genes are altered, inactivated or removed the result can be cancer
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Cancer Cancer can occur through genetic abnormalities, activating oncogenes and/or inactivating tumor suppressor genes Environmental influences can also affect the activity and inactivity of these genes
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Cancer Environmental influences include: ~ diet ~ exercise
~ sun exposure ~ smoking ~ altering of DNA
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