Genetics Flashcards

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Genetics

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Study of heredity

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Genome

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the sum total of genetic material in DNA

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Genome of cells

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DNA

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Genome of viruses

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DNA or RNA, never both

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Location of DNA in EU

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Mitochondria and chloroplast

Chromosomes

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Location of DNA in prokaryotic cells

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Plasmids

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Genes

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the fundamental unit of hereditary responsible for a given trait

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Genotype

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The genetic makeup found on chromosome

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Phenotype

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the observable traits of genotype

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Phenotype

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the observable traits of genotype

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The basic unit of DNA structure

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Nucleotide

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Nitrogenous base

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adenine(A), guanine(G), thymine(T), cytosine(C)

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Nitrogenous base pairing

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A+T G+C

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14
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The composition of DNA structure

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5 carbon deoxyribose sugar
3 phosphate
nitrogenous base

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Helicase

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Unzipping the DNA helix

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Primase

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Synthesizing an RNA primer

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DNA polymerase 3

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Adding bases to new DNA chain, looking for mistakes

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DNA polymerase 1

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Removing RNA primers, replacing gaps between Okazaki fragments with correct nucleotides, replace mismatched bases

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Ligase

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final binding of nicks in DNA in synthesis and repair

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Gyrase

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supercoiling

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Transcription

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Making RNA from DNA template

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Translation

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mRNA gets translated into proteins to be used in cell

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Codon. UAG, AUU, GCU

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codes for amino acids

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Types of RNA

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mRNA, RNA primer, tRNA, rRNA

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RNA nitrogenous bases

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Adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil

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RNA nitrogenous pairing

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U+A G+C

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RNA structure

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3 phosphate
5 carbon sugar ribose
nitrogenous base

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mRNA will

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codes for the sequence of amino acids in protein

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tRNA

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Acts as a translator of the mRNA code into protein

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rRNA

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forms the major part of ribosomes and participates in protein synthesis

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RNA Primer

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will direct DNA polymerase where to go on the strand. primes DNA

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Anticodon

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short sequence that compliments actual codon

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Sense codons

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61

will code for amino acids

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How many and what are non-sense codons/ termination(stop) codons

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3
signal to stop translations
UAA,UAG, UGA

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Signal Codons

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AUG start up the translation and codes for mythenine

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Termination(STOP) codons

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codons with no corresponding tRNA,

stops the process of translation

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Exons

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Code for proteins

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Introns

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Must be removed, do not code for proteins

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Mutation

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Change in a sequence of DNA.

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Wild Type; Wild Strain

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Natural and non-mutated strand

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Mutant Strain

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The organism has been mutated

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Characteristics of the mutated strain

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Changes in shape, genetic control mechanisms, and resistance to chemicals

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Spontaneous mutations

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random change in DNA due to errors in the DNA replication process; unknown cause

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Induced mutation

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mutations from exposure to know mutagens; physical or chemical agents

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How is DNA is exchanged in cell

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Conjugation; Transformation; transduction

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Conjugation

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two bacterial cells come together and exchange pieces of DNA

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Transformation

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the cell has died and released DNA and that released DNA gets picked up by another cell

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Transformation

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the cell has dies and released DNA and that released DNA gets picked up by another cell

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Transduction

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Bacteriophage will carry DNA and inject its own into a cell