1. Chapter 12~ The Molecular Basis of Inheritance

2. 12.1 The Genetic Material Frederick Griffith investigated virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae  Concluded that virulence could be passed from a dead strain to a nonvirulent living strain  Transformation Further research by Avery et al.  Discovered that DNA is the transforming substance  DNA from dead cells was being incorporated into the genome of living cells 2

3. The Genetic Material Griffith’s Transformation Experiment  Mice were injected with two strains of pneumococcus: an encapsulated (S) strain and a non-encapsulated (R) strain. The S strain is virulent (the mice died); it has a mucous capsule and forms “shiny” colonies. The R strain is not virulent (the mice lived); it has no capsule and forms “dull” colonies. 3

4. Griffith’s Transformation Experiment 4 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. capsule Injected live S strain has capsule and causes mice to die. a.b. Injected live R strain has no capsule and mice do not die. c. Injected heat- killed S strain does not cause mice to die. d. Injected heat-killed S strain plus live R strain causes mice to die. Live S strain is withdrawn from dead mice.

6. Searching for Genetic Material Hershey and Chase (1952) bacteriophages (phages) DNA, not protein, is the hereditary material Experiment: sulfur(S) is in protein, phosphorus (P) is in DNA; only P was found in host cell

8. The Genetic Material Transformation of organisms today:  Result is the so-called genetically modified organisms (GMOs) Invaluable tool in modern biotechnology today Commercial products that are currently much used Green fluorescent protein (GFP) can be used as a marker –A jellyfish gene codes for GFP –The jellyfish gene is isolated and then transferred to a bacterium, or the embryo of a plant, pig, or mouse. –When this gene is transferred to another organism, the organism glows in the dark 8

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11. The Genetic Material DNA contains:  Two Nucleotides with purine bases Adenine (A) Guanine (G)  Two Nucleotides with pyrimidine bases Thymine (T) Cytosine (C) 11

12. The Genetic Material Chargaff’s Rules:  The amounts of A, T, G, and C in DNA: Are constant among members of the same species Vary from species to species  In each species, there are equal amounts of: A and T G and C  All this suggests that DNA uses complementary base pairing to store genetic information  Each human chromosome contains, on average, about 140 million base pairs  The number of possible nucleotide sequences is 4 140,000,000 12

13. Nucleotide Composition of DNA 13 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. O N N CH C C NH 2 cytosine (C) 3 C C2C2 C 1 OHOPO O H HH HH OH CH 3 O HN N C CH C C OHOPO O H HH HH OH HN N N C CH O C C C N H2NH2N C 2 C 2 C 1 C 1 OHOPO O guanine (G) phosphate H HH HH OH N N N HC CH NH 2 C C C N 4 3 C 2 C 1 5 O O O O O O H HH HH OH c. Chargaff’s data DNA Composition in Various Species (%) Species Homo sapiens (human) Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) Zea mays (corn) Neurospora crassa (fungus) Escherichia coli (bacterium) Bacillus subtilis (bacterium) 31.0 27.3 25.6 23.0 24.6 28.4 31.5 27.6 25.3 23.3 24.3 29.0 19.1 22.5 24.5 27.1 25.5 21.0 18.4 22.5 24.6 26.6 25.6 21.6 ATGC a. Purine nucleotidesb. Pyrimidine nucleotides nitrogen-containing base sugar = deoxyribose thymine (T) adenine (A) HOPO CH 2 5 5 5 C 4 C 4 C 4 C C 3 C 3 C O

14. The Genetic Material X-Ray diffraction:  Rosalind Franklin studied the structure of DNA using X-rays.  She found that if a concentrated, viscous solution of DNA is made, it can be separated into fibers.  Under the right conditions, the fibers can produce an X-ray diffraction pattern She produced X-ray diffraction photographs. This provided evidence that DNA had the following features: –DNA is a helix. –Some portion of the helix is repeated. 14

15. X-Ray Diffraction of DNA 15 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. © Photo Researchers, Inc.; c: © Science Source/Photo Researchers, Inc. X-ray beam b. c. Rosalind Franklin diffraction pattern Crystalline DNA diffracted X-rays a.

16. The Genetic Material The Watson and Crick Model (1953)  Double helix model is similar to a twisted ladder Sugar-phosphate backbones make up the sides Hydrogen-bonded bases make up the rungs  Complementary base pairing ensures that a purine is always bonded to a pyrimidine (A with T, G with C)  Received a Nobel Prize in 1962 16

17. Watson and Crick Model of DNA 17 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. P P P P c. P S S C G P P S S A T G C C G T T A A C G P 0.34 nm 3.4 nm sugar-phosphate backbone a. b. d. 5′ end3′ end 5′ end complementary base pairing hydrogen bonds sugar 2 nm a: © Photodisk Red/Getty RF; d: © A. Barrington Brown/Photo Researchers

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19. 12.2 Replication of DNA DNA replication is the process of copying a DNA molecule. Semiconservative replication - each strand of the original double helix (parental molecule) serves as a template (mold or model) for a new strand in a daughter molecule. 19

20. Semiconservative Replication 20 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. old strand new strand A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A T T T T T T T T T T T T T G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G C C C C C C C C C C C C C A T T G C A T T G C C region of parental DNA double helix region of replication: new nucleotides are pairing with those of parental strands region of completed replication old strand new strand daughter DNA double helix DNA polymerase enzyme 5′3′ 5′

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22. 22 Replication of DNA Replication requires the following steps: UUnwinding, or separation of the two strands of the parental DNA molecule CComplementary base pairing between a new nucleotide and a nucleotide on the template strand JJoining of nucleotides to form the new strand Each daughter DNA molecule contains one old strand and one new strand

23. DNA Replication: a closer look Origin of replication (“bubbles”): beginning of replication Replication fork: ‘Y’-shaped region where new strands of DNA are elongating Helicase:catalyzes the untwisting of the DNA at the replication fork DNA polymerase:catalyzes the elongation of new DNA

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26. Replication of DNA Eukaryotic Replication  DNA replication begins at numerous points along each linear chromosome  DNA unwinds and unzips into two strands  Each old strand of DNA serves as a template for a new strand  Complementary base-pairing forms a new strand paired with each old strand Requires enzyme DNA polymerase 26

27. Replication of DNA Eukaryotic Replication  Replication bubbles spread bidirectionally until they meet  The complementary nucleotides are joined to form new strands. Each daughter DNA molecule contains an old strand and a new strand.  Replication is semiconservative: One original strand is conserved in each daughter molecule, i.e., each daughter double helix has one parental strand and one new strand. 27

28. Aspects of DNA Replication 28 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. G C AT T G C G C A P P P P P P P P P P P P 5′ 4′ C 3′ C C 2′ C 1′ H H H HH O 5′end 3′end Deoxyribosemolecule 5′ 3′ 5′ 3 5 2 4 6 7 1 OHIs attached here base is attached here helicase at replication fork DNA polymerase template strand Okazaki fragment template strand lagging strand Direction of replication template strand parental DNA helix DNA polymerase Replication fork introduces complications DNA ligase RNA primer 3 ′end OH CH 2 OH 5′ end new strand leading new strand DNA polymerase attaches a new nucleotide to the 3 ′ carbon of the previous nucleotide.

29. Replication of DNA Accuracy of Replication  DNA polymerase is very accurate, yet makes a mistake about once per 100,000 base pairs. Capable of identifying and correcting errors 29

30. DNA Replication, II Antiparallel nature: sugar/phosphate backbone runs in opposite directions (Crick); one strand runs 5’ to 3’, while the other runs 3’ to 5’; DNA polymerase only adds nucleotides at the free 3’ end, forming new DNA strands in the 5’ to 3’ direction only

31. Figure 16.12 The two strands of DNA are antiparallel

32. DNA Replication, III Leading strand: synthesis toward the replication fork (only in a 5’ to 3’ direction from the 3’ to 5’ master strand) Lagging strand: synthesis away from the replication fork (Okazaki fragments); joined by DNA ligase (must wait for 3’ end to open; again in a 5’ to 3’ direction) Initiation: Primer (short RNA sequence~w/primase enzyme), begins the replication process

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34. Figure 16.15 The main proteins of DNA replication and their functions

35. DNA Repair Mismatch repair: DNA polymerase Excision repair: Nuclease Telomere ends: telomerase

36. Figure 16.17 Nucleotide excision repair of DNA damage

37. Figure 16.18 The end-replication problem

38. Figure 16.17 Nucleotide excision repair of DNA damage

39. Figure 16.19b Telomeres and telomerase