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What is genetics?
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the study of heredity
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is the study of heredity |
Genetics
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is the sum total of gentic material of the cell |
Genome
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What is the Genome?
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is the sum total of gentic material of the cell
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is all the DNA in the cell |
genome
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Most of the gentic info exists in ( ).
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chromosomes
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Most of the ( ) info exists in the chromosomes
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Gentic
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contains hundreds of genes that are composed of DNA |
chromomsomes
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Chromosomes contain hundreds of (1) that are composed of (2)
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(1)genes (2)DNA
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What are genes?
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are specifc segements in the chromsome
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are specifc segments in the chromosome |
genes
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the chromosome is the portion of ( ).
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DNA molecule that codes for a certain cell function
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is the portion of the DNA that codes for a certain cell function |
chromosome
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What is genotype?
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is the orgainsims gentic make up
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is the organism's gentic make up |
genotype
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What is the phenotype?
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a genes traits
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is a gene's traits |
phenotype
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The genotype dictates the experession of its ( ).
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phenotype
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the ( ) dictates the expression of its phenotype
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genotype
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What holds the DNA together?
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hydrogen bonds together
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HOW does the replication of DNA happen?
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(1)enzymes uncoil the helix, unzipping the anitparallel strands
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Replication of DNA ocurs in a ( ) direction
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5'=3'
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( ) ocurs in a 5'=3' direction
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replication of DNA
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What direction does the replication of DNA ocur?
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5'=3' direction
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5'=3' |
lagging strand
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3'=5' |
lagging strand
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What is the leading strand?
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the 3'='5 strand of DNA
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What is the lagging strand?
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5'=3' strand of DNA
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Name (5) enzymes that aid in the replication of DNA
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(1)Helicase (2)Primase (3)RNA polymerases (4) DNA polymerases (5)Ligase
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What is Helicase?
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a enzyme that unzips the DNA
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unzips the DNA during replication |
Helicase
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What is primase?
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synthesizes the RNA polymerase primer
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synthesizes the RNA polymerase primer |
primase
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What is the RNA polymerases?
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adds bases to the chains during replication
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adds bases to chains during DNA replication (2) |
RNA and DNA polymerase
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responsible for the final binding of nicks in the DNA |
Ligase
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What is ligase?
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enzyme that seals together the covalent sugar-phosphate bonds in the DNA backbone
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is a enzyme that seals togther the covalent sugar-phosphate bonds in the DNA backbone |
Ligase
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What is a mutation?
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a change in genetic material
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is a change in genetic material |
mutation
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Muatitons can be (1), (2), or (3).
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(1)neutral (2) benefical (3)harmful
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What are two of the different types of mutations>
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(1)one base substitution (2)Frameshift
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One base substitution causes (1).
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the substution of one incorrect amino acid
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What are two types of one base subsitution muations?
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(1)missense (2)nonsense
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What is missense?
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is a one base subsutition mutation in which a protien made is functional but altered
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is a one base substituation mutation in which a protien made is functional but altered |
missense
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What is nonsense?
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is a one base subsutition mutation in which a fragment of a protien is lost making the protien non-functional
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is a one base subsutition mutation in which the protien made is non-functional bc only a fragment of a protien results |
nonsense
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What is a frame shift?
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the insertion or deletion of one or more base pairs
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is the insertion or deletion of one or more base pairs |
frame shift
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What can cause frameshifts?
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carcinogens
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What is a mutagen?
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is any agent that brings about a mutation
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is any agent that brings about mutation |
mutagen
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GIve a ex of missense mutation
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sicke cell disease
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sickle cell disease is a ex of a (mutation)
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missense
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One base substituations are often called ( 1 )
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point mutations
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What are point mutations?
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one base substitutions
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are one base substitutions |
point mutations
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What are three stop codons?
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(1)UAG (2) UAA (3) UGA
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How is a missense mutation an advantage compared to a nonsense muation?
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bc a missense mutation only effects 1 amino acids, therefore the protien is still able to perform its function
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TACGATACGA-what is the RNA codon?
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AUGCUAGCU
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AUGCUAGCU-what is the anti-tRNA codon?
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UAGCGAUCGA
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What is the amino acid sequence for
UAC GAU CGA? |
Tyr-Asp-Arg
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A binds w ()
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T or U
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U binds w (1)
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A
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T binds w (1)
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A
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G binds w (1)
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C
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C binds w (1)
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G
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Give a ex of a mutagen
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Nitrous acid
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How does nitrous acid act as a mutagen?
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by nitrous acid alters adenine so that it pairs w cytsoine
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alters adenine so that it pairs w Cytsoine |
Nitrous acid
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Nitrous acid is a ex |
Mutagen
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What are nucleoside analogs?
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are antiviral drugs and antitumor drugs that replace base during replication by subsituation
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are antiviral drugs and antumor that replace bases during replication by substituation |
Nucleoside analogs
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are like neocleotides but dont have a PO4 group |
necleoside
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What are the two differenet types of Mutagens?
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(1)nucleoside (2)frameshift
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What are sponteneous mutations?
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mutations that ocur in the absence of a mutagen
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are mutations taht ocur in the absensce of a mutagen |
spontenous mutations
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Frameshifit mutagens are often ( 1)
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potent carcinogens
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(1) mutagens are often poent carcinogens
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frameshift
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Give (2)exs of frameshift mutagens
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(1)benpyrene in smoke and soot (2) acridine dyes in experiments against herpes and viral infections
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a ex is benpyrene in smoke and soot |
frameshift mutagens
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a ex if acridine dyes in experiements against herpes and viral infections |
framshifit mutagens
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is a mutation screening method that assumes that a mutant cell can be revert to a normal cell in the presence of a chemcial mutagen |
Ames test
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What bacteria did Ames look act to come up w the Ames test?
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Salmonella Typhinmurinum
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UV causes the formation of (1) which unrepaired cause (2)
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(1)thymine dimers (2)skin cancer
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What are two types of radiation?
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(1)Ionizing (2)UV
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Ionzing radiationc an cause the formation of (1)
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ions that react with nucleosides and the deoxribose-phosphate backbone
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(1) can cause the formaion of ions that react with nucleosides and the deoxribose-phosphate backbone
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Ionizing radation
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(1)can cause the formation of thymine dimers
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UV radiation
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study of heredity |
genetics
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direct trasnfer btwn two bacteria temporairly by physcial contact |
conjugation
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enzyme that adds nucleotides in the growing DNA |
DNA polymerase
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one paretnal double stranded DNA molecule is converted into two indentical daughter molecules |
replication
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insertetion or deletion of one or more base pairs during mutation |
frameshift
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transport of bacterial DNA by bacteriophages |
transduction
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stable, hertibable alteration in gene sequence |
mutation
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enzyme that inhibits gene expression by decreasing its synthesis |
repressor
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a substance that acts to induce transcription of a gene |
inducer
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tRNA molecule has sequecne complementary to a codon |
anticodon
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consist of promoter, operater, and structural genes |
operon
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What is transciption?
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Dna is used to make mRNA
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DNA is used to make mRNA |
transcription
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is mRNA synthesis |
transcripition
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What is translation?
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protein synthesis
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is protien synthesis |
translation
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What are codons?
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are triplets of nirtogen bases that code for specfic amino acids
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are triplets of nitrogen bases that code for specfic amino acids |
codons
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DNA encodes for the (1), (2), and (3), that molecules express these traits
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(1)type (2)number (3) sequence of amino acids
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What are introns?
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are regions of sequences in chromosomes that do not code for protiens and separate exons
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are regions of sequences in chromosomes that do not doe for protiens |
introns
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(1) cells have introns
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Euk
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sepearte exons |
introns
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What are exons?
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are protien coding segments that are separted by introns
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are protein coding segments that are sparted by introns |
exons
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T or F
introns are found in prok chromosomes |
False
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introns are sometimes refered to as (1)
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junk DNA
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Junk DNA is refered to as (1)
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introns
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mRNA synthesis requires (1)to delete streches that correspond to introns
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spicling
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(1) requries spicling to delete streches that correspond to introns
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mRNA synthesis
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What are two ways that mutations can be repaired?
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(1)light (2)dark
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What is light repair?
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(1)requires light (2)activated by DNA photolyase (3)removes dimer and bases are replaced
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requires light, activated by DNA photolyase, removes dimer and bases are replaced |
light repair
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What is the enzyme DNA photolyase?
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removes dimer and replaces bases in light repair
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Dark repair is also called (1)
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excision repair
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excision repair is also called (1)
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dark repair
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does not require light to fix muattions |
dark repair
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What are the four main enzymes working that work in dark repair?
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(1)restriction endonuclease (2) exonuclease (3)DNA polymerase (4)ligase
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cuts the sugar-phosphate backbone |
restriction endonuclease
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What is restriction endonuclease?
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cuts the sugar-phosphate backbone
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cuts the sugar-phosphate backbone |
restriction endonuclease
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removes the damaged nucleotides in dark repair |
exonculease
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What is exonulease?
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removes the damaged nucleotides in dark repair
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Draw the replication of DNA
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see notes
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inserts the correct bases during dark repair |
DNA polymerase
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seals the backbone during dark repair |
ligase
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What are repression and Induction controled by?
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operons
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(1) and (2) are controled by operons
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(1)repression (2) induction
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How are genes turned off?
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by the interaction of a repressor protien and a substrate
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How is transcription stoped?
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by the attachment of a repressor protien to DNA which blocks RNA polymerase
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When the repressor protien attaches to a segment of DNA physically blocking RNA polymerase during replication, What is the result?
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transcritption stops
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Inducible operons are normally (1)
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turned off
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How are inducible operons turned on?
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by the presence of lactose
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(1) are turned on by the presence of lactose
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Inductible operons
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What happens when inductible operons are turned on?
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(1)Lactose binds to the repressor protien (2)the repressor protien changes shape and detaches from the DNA (3)When the repressor protien is released, transcription and translation ocur and an enzyme product is produced to breakd down lactose
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(1) such as tryphotphan operan are usally on until enough of the end product accumulates and binds to the repressor protien
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repressible
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What is transformation?
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transfer of DNA without agents
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For transformation to ocur?
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(1)need a free donor fragment (2)a live cell
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Who discovered transformation?
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Griffith
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What was Griffith's experiment?
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done w smooth pneumoccit w/ smooth and rough cells
(1)smooth cells =death (2)rough cells= alive (3)heat killed smooth= death (4)smooth cells from dead mice and roough cells= death |
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What is transduction?
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transfer of DNA by phages
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transfer of DNA by phages |
transduction
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What is generalized transduction?
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random hitching of disintergarting w host DNA
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random hitching of disintergrarting w host DNA |
generalized DNA
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What is speaclized transduction?
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when only certain genes are transfered
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is when only certain types of genes are transfered |
speaclized transduction
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What is horizontal gene transfer?
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transfer of gene btwn cells of the same generation
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What is vertical gene transfer?
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transfer of genes btwn genes of cell
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transfer of genes btwn genes of cell |
vertical gene transfer
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transfer of genes btwn cells of the same generation |
horizontal gene transfer
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During Cojugation, F- = (1) and F+=(2)
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(1) Fertility factor
(2)asbence of fertility factor |
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(1) used rats to find out about transformation
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Griffth
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What bacteria did Griffth use on his rats?
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Streptococcus Phenumonia
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large base sequences that regualrly depart and reinsert into other chromosomal sites, from chromosomes to plasmid, or plasmid to chromosome. Sometimes they replicate before jumping |
Transposons
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