DNA Synthesis

Be able to give short definitions for the following terms:

Semiconservative

Bidirectional

Template

Primer

Fork

Semidiscontinuous

Leading Strand

Lagging Strand

Ozaki Fragment

Origin Binding Protein

Helicase

Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein (SSB)

Primase

Processivity Factors

Topoisomerase

RnaseH

Ligase

Telomerase

DNA Polymerase

Replisome

Be able to list the four Inhibitors of Replication.

 

DNA Mutation and Repair

Be able to give short definitions for the following terms:

Base Substitutions (point Mutations)

Transversion

Transition

Silent

Missense

Nonsense

Deletions

Insertions

Mismatch Repair

Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER)

Recombination Repair

Be able to list the three causes of DNA Mutations.

 

RNA Synthesis and Processing

Be able to give short definitions for the following terms:

Transcription

Initiation

Promoters

Elongation

Termination

Be able to list the three steps in the processing of hnRNA to mRNA.


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