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What is metabolism?

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The sum of all chemical reactions in the body

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What is cellular metabolism?

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sum of all chemical reactions occurring in a cell. Metabolic reactions usually occur in pathways or cycles

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What are the two metabolic reactions?

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Anabolism and Catabolism

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What is Anabolism?

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Small molecules are built into larger ones, requires energy

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What is Catabolism?

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Larger molecules are broken down into smaller, releases energy

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Anabolism provides

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materials for maintenance, cellular growth, and repair. Requires ATP made during catabolism

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Example of Anabolsim?

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Dehydration Synthesis

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In Dehydration Synthesis, smaller

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molecules are bound together to form larger ones

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What is produced in hydration synthesis?

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H2O

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Anabolism used to produce

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polysaccharides, proteins, and triglycerides

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Catabolism breaks

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down larger molecules into smaller ones; ATP is produced

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Example of Catabolsim?

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Hydrolysis

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Catabolism used to

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decompose carbohydrates, proteins, lipids

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Catabolism uses

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H2O to split the substances

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Catabolism is reverse of

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dehydration synthesis

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All cells perform

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catabolic and anabolic reactiosn

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Enzymes control

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rates of both catabolic and anabolic reactions

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enzymes are globular proteins that

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catalyze specific reactions

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enzymes increases

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rates of chemical reactions

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enzymes lower

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the activation energy necessary to start reactions

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Shape of enzyme is

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vital to its functioning

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Factors that can alter conformation of an enzyme

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Excess Heat
Radiation
Electricity
Specific Chemicals
Extreme pH Values
Some Poisons
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What is Denaturation?

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Inactivation of enzyme due to an irreversible chang in its conformation

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What is a “Metabolome”

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All small molecules that are part of the metabolism in a cell, tissue, organ, organism

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Human Metabolome Database stores

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vast amounts of information about these molecules, also called :metabolites”

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What are metabolic pathways?

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Sries of enzyme-controlled reactions leading to formation of a product. Each new substrate is the production of the previous reaction

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Names of enzymes often

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Contain name of substrate, and ends in ase

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Each step of a pathway is

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catalyzed by a different enzyme

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A regulatory enzyme that catalyzes one step of pathway typically

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sets rate for entire reaction sequence

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme ?

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Number of molecules of this enzyme is limited. and is often the first enzyme in the reaction sequencec

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What is a cofactor?

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Non-protein substance that combines with the enzyme to activate it

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Cofactor- some help fold

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active site into proper conformation

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Cofactor - some help bind

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enzyme to substrate

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Cofactor- can be

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ion, element, or small organic molecule

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Coenzyme is

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organic molecule that acts as a cofactor.

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Coenzyme - most are

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vitamins, which are essential organic molecules that humans must get from their diet

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Inborn Errors of Metabolism

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Deficient or absent enzyme blocks metabolic pathway that it catalyzes. Results in accumulation of enzymes substrate, and a deficiency of its product

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Example of Inborn Errors of Metabolism

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Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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What is PKU?

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Missing/nonfunctional enzyme blocks conversion of amino acid, phenylamine, into the amino acid, tyrosine. Excess phenylalnine enters blood and poisions the brain. Can be treated with special diet

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Energy is

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the capacity to change something, or the ability to do work

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Common forms of energy

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heat, light, sound, electrical energy, mechanical energy, chemical energy

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Cellular respiration is a

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process that transfers energy from molecules, and makes it available for cellular use

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ATP carries

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energy in a form the cell can use. Main energy carrying molecule in the cell.

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ATP consists of what 3 portions?

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Adenine
Ribose (A Sugar)
3 Phosphates In A Chain

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SEcond and third phosphates are

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attached by high energy bonds; energy can be quickly transferred to other molecules

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Wen ATP loses terminal phosphate, it

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becomes ADP

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ADP can be converted back into ATP by

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attaching a third phosphate, called phosphorylation

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Phosphorlation requires

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energy from cellular respiration

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ATP and ADP cycle

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back and forth between cellular respiration and energy-utilizing reactions

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Energy is held in

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chemical bonds, and released when bonds are broken

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Oxidation releases energy from

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glucose

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In cells, enzymes initiate oxidation by

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lowering activation energy

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Energy is transferred to ATP, whats the ratio?

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40% is released as chemical energy

60% is released as heat

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Cellular Respiration of glucose occurs in what 3 interconnected reaction sequences?

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Glycolysis (anaerobic)

Citric Acid Cycle (Aerobic)

ETC/Oxidative Phosphorylation (Aerobic)

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Glycolysis and ETC are

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stepwise reaction sequences

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Citric Acid Cycle occurs in a

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cycle; final products reacts to replenish original substrate

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Cellular respiration of glucose requires

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a supply of glucose and O2

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Products of cellular respiration?

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CO2

Water

ATP

Heat

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Cellular Respiration includes what two reactions?

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Aerobic; Require O2, make most of ATP

Anerobic: DO not require O2, and make little ATP

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Glycolysis is the first

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reaction sequence of glucose breakdown

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Glysolysis is a series of

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10 reactiosn

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Glycolysis breaks down

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glucose (6-carbon) into 2 pyruvic acid (3-carbon) molecules

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Glycolysis occurs in

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cytosol

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Glycolysis is in the

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anaerobic phase of cellular respiration

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Glycolysis yields

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2 ATP molecules per glucose molecule broken down

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3 Phases of Glycolysis

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Phosphorylation of GLucose

Splitting/Cleavage of Glucose into 2 3-Carbon Molecules

Production of NADH, ATP, and 2 Molecules of Pyruvic Acid

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Glycolysis; Phase 1

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Phosphorylation

Glucose is phosphorylated; 2 APT is used

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Glycolysis; Phase 2

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Splitting

6-C molecule cleaves into 2 3-carbon molecules

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Glycolysis; Phase 3

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ATP Formation and Release of Electrons

2 Pyruvic Acid formed
4 ATP Formed
2 NADH and H+ Formed

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In presence of O2,

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NADH and H+ deliver electrons to the ETC, with oxygen as the final electron acceptor

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In absence of O2,

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there is no electron acceptor

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How is Lactic Acid Formed?

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When NADH and H+ deliver electrons and H+ back to Pyruvic Acid

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Buildup of lactic acid inhibits

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glycolysis, with atp production decreasing

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Glycolysis produces much less

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ATP than aerobic respiration

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In anaerobic reactions, net gain of atp per molecule of glucose?

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2

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Aerobic Reactions Include

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Synthesis of Acetyl Coenzyme A

Citric Acid Cycle

ETC

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Aerobic reaction begins with

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pyruvic aciid moving from cytosol to mitochondria

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Pyruvic acid is used to produce

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Acetyl CoA

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End products of Aerobic Reaction is

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CO2, H2O and up to 36 ATP per molecule of glucose

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Citric Acid Cycle begins when

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Acetyl CoA combines with oxaloacetic acid to produce citric acid

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Citric acid is changed into

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oxaloacetic acid thorugh a series of reactions

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Citric Acid Cycle repeats as long as

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pruvic acid and o2 are available

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For each citric acid molecule

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1 atp is produced

8 hydrogen atoms are transferred to NAD+ and FAD 2 CO2 are produced

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ETC - NADH and FADH2 carry

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hydrogen and high energy electrons to the ETC

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ETC is a series of

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enzyme complexes (electron cariers) located in the inner membrane of mitochondria

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ETC- Energy from

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electrons is transferred to the enzyme aTP synthase

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ETC - ATP synthase

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uses energy to catalyze phosphorylation to ADP to ATP

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ETC - What is formed?

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H2O is formed, with oxygen is the final electron “carrier”

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Carbohydrate molecules from foods can enter catabolic pathways

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for energy production

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carbohydrate molecules from foods can enter anabolic pathways

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for storage

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carbohydrate molecules from foods can react

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to form some of the amino acids

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excess glucose can be converted into and stored as

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glycogen and fat

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Glucose - Glycogen

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most cells, but liver and muscle cells store the most

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Glucose - Fat

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To store in adipose tissue

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What is genetic information?

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Instructions to tell cells how to construct proteins; stored in DNA sequence

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What is a gene?

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Sequence of DNA that contains information for making 1 protein

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What is a genome?

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Complete set of genetic information in cell

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What is exome?

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Small portion of genome that codes for proteins

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What is agene expression?

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Control of which proteins are produced in each cell type, in what amount, and under which circumstances

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Nucleotides are

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building blocks of DNA

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Nucleotides consist of

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5-carbon sugar, deoxyribose

A phosphate group

A nitrogenous base (A,C, G,T)

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Backbone of each strand is a

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sugar-phosphate chain

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Bases from the 2 complementary strands link together by

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hydrogen bonds: C-G, A-T

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How are chromosomes formed?

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When DNA wraps around histone proteins

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Human genome contains

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3.2 billion bits of information

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What is DNA Replication?

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Process that produces an exact copy of a DNA molecules; occurs during interphase

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Step 1 in DNA Replication

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Hydrogen bond breaks between base pairs

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Step 2 in DNA Replication

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Strands unwind and separate

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Step 3 in DNA Replication

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New nucleotides pair with exposed bases, under direction of DNA polymerase

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Step 4 in DNA Replication

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Other enzymes connect new sugar-phosphate backbone

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genetic information store

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correct sequence of amino acids for a polypeptide chain

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Triplet Code

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a sequence of 3 nucleotides that represent an amino acid, or signals beginning or end of a protein

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What determines the amino acid sequence in a polypeptide?

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Sequences of bases in a gene

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Protein synthesis occurs in

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cytoplasm

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RNA copies and

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transfers information from DNA to the cytoplasm

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RNA molecules are single

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strands of nucleotides

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Complementary base pairing in RNA

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A-U, C-G

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Transcription

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Process of copying DNA sequence onto an RNA sequence

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mRNA

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CArries genetic code from DNA to ribosome

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RNA Polymerase

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Enzyme that catalyzes the formation of mRNA from the proper strand of DNA

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First Step in Transcription of mRNA

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RNA polymerase recognizes correct strand of DNA to copy

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Second Step in Transcription of mRNA

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A section of DNA unwinds to expose the gene coding for the particular protein

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Thrid Step in Transcription of mRNA

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Complementary mRNA nucleotides pair with the DNA bases (Uracil used instead of Thymine)

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Fourth Step in Transcription of mRNA

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Termination signal indicates end of gene

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Fifth Step in Transcription of mRNA

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New mRNA strand is released, and DNA rewinds into double helix

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Sixth Step in Transcription of mRNA

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The mRNA now leaves the nucleus through a nuclear pore, and attaches to a ribosome in the cytoplasm

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What is a codon?

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Each amino acid is specified by a sequence of 3 bases in DNA

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Protein synthesis occurs in

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cytoplasm

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mRNA leaves

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nucleus and binds to ribosome, to act as template for protein synthesis

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At the ribosome, the genetic code, carried by mRNA, is

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used to synthesize a protein

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What is Translation?

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Process of converting the genetic code, carried by mRNA, into a sequence of amino acids that becomes a protein

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Protein synthesis requires that

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amino acids are added to growing polypeptide chain in proper sequence

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tRNA aligns

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amino acids during protein synthesis, along the mRNA strand on the ribosome

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tRNA binds to

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its amino acids, transports it to a ribosome, binds to the mRNA according to its sequence, and adds its amino acid to the growing polypeptide chain

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Each tRNA contains

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a sequence of 3 nucleotide bases, the anticodon, which binds to complementary codon on the mRNA strand

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AS the ribosome moves down the mRNA, each

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tRNA brings in its amino cid to be added to the growing protein

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How many types of amino acids are there?

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20

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How many possible codons are there ?

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64

139
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What is the initiation codon?

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AUG, codes for Methionine, and signals the start of a protein

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How many codons are stop codons?

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3

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Protein synthesis occurs on

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ribosomes

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mRNA is used as

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a template for protein syntehsis

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tRNA brings

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amino acids to the ribosome, and binds to mRNA, to ad its amino acid to the growing protein chain

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Ribosomes are organelles composed of

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rRNA and protein molecules

2 unequal subunits

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Binding of tRNA and mRNA occurs in

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association with a ribosome

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Ribosomes move down mRNA molecule, bringing

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in tRNAs carrying the proper amino acid to add to the growing protein chain

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Amino Acids are joined by

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peptide bonds

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First step in Translation

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A ribosome binds to the mRNA near the codon at the beginning of the messenger strand

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Second step in Translation

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A tRNA molecule that has the complementary anticodon brings its amino acid to the ribosome

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Third step in Translation

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A second tRNA brings the next amino acid to the ribosome

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Fourth step in Translation

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a peptide bond forms between the two amino acids, and the first tRNA is released

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Fifth step in Translation

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This process repeats for each codon in the mRNA sequence as the ribosome moves along its length, forming a chain of amino acids

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sixth step in Translation

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the growing amino acid chain folds into the unique conformation of a functional protein

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seventh step in Translation

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the completed protein molecule is released . The mRNA, ribosome, and tRNAs are recycles

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Mutations are

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changes in DNA sequence

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Mutations occur when

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bases are changed, added, or deleted

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Mutations can be

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spontaneous or induced

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Spontaneous Mutation

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Due to insertion of unstable base into DNA sequence

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Induced Mutation

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due to exposure to mutagents, chemicals, or radiation that causes mutation

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy results from

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a muttion in the gene coding for dystrophin; muscle cells collapse, resulting in severe muscle weakness

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DNA repair

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Correction of mismatched nucleotides by a repair enzyme