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13 Cards in this Set
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Duplication
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A type of chromosomal abberation in which a region of the chromosome is repeated.
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Deletion
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A type of chromosomal abberation in which a segment of the chromosome is removed or lost.
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Mutation
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A sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in gene or a chromosome.
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Operon
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A set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, & a regulator gene
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repressor
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A protein that binds DNA at an operators site and thereby prevents transcription of one or more adjacent genes
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Translocation
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A chromosomal rearrangements in which a segment of genetic material from one chromosome becomes heritably linked to another chromosome
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Differentation
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the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to special kinds, during envelopment
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Promoter
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Promotes it, gets it started.
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Substitution
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A atom placed in place of another
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frameshift mutation
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The reading frame is shifted and the entire amino acid sequence is changed at the point of insertion or deletion
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point mutation
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one (or a few) nucleotides affected
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Gene regulation
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controlling protien production
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Repressor
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Bind to the promoter and stop the RNA polymerase which stops the expression of the gene
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