Anatomy Ch 4 Test Flashcards
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chemical element that shuts down metabolism if present in the body.
arsenic
gradual poisoning from contact with pesticides or environmental pollutants
arsenicosis
how does arsenic damage the body:
binding to bonds between sulfur atoms in proteins
the effects on metabolism largely stem from _____________________________ that helps the breakdown products of glucose enter the _____________
impairment of an enzyme, mitochondria
in the mitochondria, energy is __________ and cells ___________
extracted, run out of energy
exome
the part of the genome that encodes protein
exome is ___ of a genome
1.5%
example of exome:
autism (diagnostic odyssey)
replicating DNA is an __________ process
error-prone
cells can ____ newly replicated DNA, __________, and __ some of them
scan, detect mutations, correct
when DNA repair fails, health suffers with _______ because cells cannot ________, causing ________
cancer, remove it, mutations
when DNA repair fails, health suffers with cancer because cells cannot remove it causing mutations
EFFECTS:
recessive mutation
dominant mutation
recessive mutation:
present in both copies of effected genes to cause symptoms
dominant mutation:
present in only one gene copy
DNA replication is the process of…
making copies of DNA
WHEN does DNA replication happen
S phase of the cell cycle
WHERE does DNA replication happen
nucleus
WHY does DNA replication happen
each new cell produced at the end of the cell cycle has their own complete set of DNA
DNA…
a large molecule in the nucleus of a cell that contains all the genetic information of an organism
DNA is a…
double helix that has to be straightened out because it cannot be copied in double helix
hydrogen bonds help keep ___________
DNA in double helix shape
double helix means…
double stranded or twisted up DNA
DNA is in _______ that each have a _______.
segments, gene
DNA has _________-_____________ genes
20,000-30,000; SPECIFICALLY 20,500