GENBIO 4TH

Question 1

the basic framework of the gene flow from the DNA to making of proteins

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Central Dogma

Question 2

the building blocks of protein

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Amino Acid

Question 3

another term for a chain of amino acids

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Polypeptide

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The duplication of DNA

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Replication

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Making of RNA strand from DNA strands

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Transcription

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Information in the RNA is translated into a sequence of amino acids

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Translation

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contains the information for the encoding of proteins

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Messenger RNA

Question 8

carries amino acids needed to make proteins

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Transfer RNA

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found in ribosomes, aids in manufacturing proteins

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Ribosomal RNA

Question 10

He was the first to accurately measure nucleotide amounts in DNA

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Erwin Chargaff

Question 11

a protein that unwinds the double helix or breaks apart the hydrogen bonds

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Helicase

Question 12

an enzyme that attaches to each strand and assembles a foundation at which replication can begin

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Primase

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assembles a new DNA strand on top of the existing one

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DNA Polymerase

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results in the production of two complementary strands of DNA

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Complementary base pairing

Question 15

a complementary sequence in the new strand

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Anti-sequence

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the general name for a piece of DNA that has been created by combining two or more fragments from different sources

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Recombinant DNA

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another name for Recombinant DNA

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Chimeric DNA

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process of making changes on the genetic code of an organism to add one or more traits that are not normally found in that organism

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Genetic Engineering

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he is an austrian monk known as the “father of modern genetics”

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Gregor Mendel

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the purposeful mating of two individuals resulting in the combination of genetic material in the off spring

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Genetic cross

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the cross happening when parents only differ with one trait

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monohybrid cross

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the cross happening when parents differ with two traits

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dihybrid cross

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organisms that are normally harmless but may help spread genetic information from one host to another

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Vectors

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temporary holes are formed in the plasma membrane of the host by applying electricity. This enables the entry of foreign DNA via the pores

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Electroporation

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cells are treated with chemicals to initiate recombination

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Protoplast fusion

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the foreign gene is injected with microinjection needle, thus creating recombinant DNA

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Microinjection

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the host cell is bombarded with tungsten particles coated with foreign DNA

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Particle gun recombinationh

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the process wherein genetically engineered bacterias are introduced to the cell to create the desired recombinant dna

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Transduction

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In this method, a mixture of DNA fragments is placed at one end of a porous gel and an electric voltage is sent through the gel

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Gel electrophoresis