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Mendelian Genetics

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Family relationships are analyzed to predict patterns of inheritance in family line

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Nucleotide

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the basic unit of a nucleic acid composed of a phosphate group, a sugar, and a nitrogenous base

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Purine

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Adenine, Guanine

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Pyrimidine

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Thymine, Cytosine, Uracil

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Cytogenetics

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uses techniques of cytology and microscopy to study chromosomes and their relationship to hereditary traits

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molecular genetics

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uses techniques of biochem to study DNA structure and function

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Genomic medicine

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studies the entire DNA of an individual and how it influences health and disease

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How many hydrogen bonds to G and C form?

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3

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How many hydrogen bonds to T and A form?

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2

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What % of DNA codes for proteins?

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2%

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Histone

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a protein component of chromatin that helps to organize and package DNA

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Centromere

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the pinched spot that sister chromatids are joined at

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tRNA, function

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transfer RNA, contains an anticodon, binds amino acids in cytosol and carries them to ribosomes

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Essential Function of RNA

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to use instructions coded in DNA to synthesize proteins

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Gene

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information containing segment of DNA that codes for the production of a molecule of RNA and in most cases for 1 or more protein

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How many nucleotide pairs in total human genome?

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about 3 billion nucleotide pairs

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Where is RNA usually found?

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In the cytoplasm

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Genomics

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the study of the whole genome and how genes and noncoding DNA interact

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Base triplet

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sequence of 3 DNA nucleotides that codes for 1 amino acid

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Can multiple codons code for the same amino acid?

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Yes

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Start codon, what’s it code for?

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AUG, methionine

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Codon

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3 base sequence of mRNA

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Translation

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the step of protein synthesis in which mRNA is read to make proteins

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RNA Polymerase

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enzyme that transcribes DNA to make RNA. RNA polymerase opens up DNA helix then transcribes the genetic code to make a corresponding RNA

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DNA Polymerase
synthesizes new molecules of DNA
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DNA Ligase
joins DNA strands together
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Helicase
Unwinds DNA helix during replication
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Intron
a portion of pre-mRNA that does not code for protein and that must be removed before translation
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Transcription
step of protein synthesis in which DNA is used to make mRNA
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Alternative Splicing
one gene can produce more than one protein. Occurs when introns are removed from pre-mRNA
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Pre-mRNA
contains introns and exons and cannot leave nucleus until introns and removed and mRNA is formed
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mRNA
carries genetic code from nucleus to cytoplasm
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Initiator tRNA
1st tRNA to bind to a ribosome in translation. Its anticodon is complementary to AUG (UAC)
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3 steps of translation
1) Initiation 2) elongation 3) termination
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small & large ribosomal subunits
Small binds to mRNA near lead sequence and moves along mRNA to find start codon. When start codon is reached, large unit joins small and translation begins. initiator tRNA binds to a site, then P, then E as ribosomal unit continues to move along mRNA reading codons
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What are the base pairings of RNA?
U-A, A-U, G-C, C-G
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Base pairings of DNA?
T-A, A-T, G-C, C-G
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Polyribosome
term for cluster of ribosomes attached to one mRNA during translation
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Chaperone Proteins
aid a newly synthesized protein in folding to its proper shape, help prevent improper association with other proteins. Some are also know as stress and heat proteins because they help repair proteins damaged by either heat or stress to the cell.
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Where are proteins that are secreted from the cell or packaged into lysosomes synthesized?
on the RER not free ribosomes. mRNA travels to RER where it docks onto the surface and that's where translation takes place
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Postranslational Modificiation
carbohydrates may be added to the protein, it may involve removal of some amino acids, the protein may be folded and stabilized by disulfide bridges
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Proteins that remain in cell after being synthesized
Histones and actin
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Replication
process by which a cell makes a copy of its DNA producing 2 new daughter strands
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Semiconservative Replication
DNA replication produces 2 daughter DNA each with 1 new and 1 old helix conserved from parental DNA
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DNA Polymerase function
Detects and corrects errors in DNA replication, this happens in cell cycle G2
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Cell Phases
g1, S, g2, M (g0)
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g1
interval between cell division and DNA replication in which a cell synthesizes proteins, grows, accumulates the materials needed to replicate DNA in next phase
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S
cell makes a duplicate copy of its DNA and centrioles
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g2
short period of time of growth and preparation for mitosis in which cell produces enzymes that control cell division, and checks and repairs the newly copied DNA
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M
cell replicates its nucleus and forms 2 new daughter cells
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g0
cells are in a non-dividing phase outside of the cell cycle
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Steps of Mitosis
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
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Prophase
chromosomes condense, nuclear envelope disappears, spindle fibers grow, centrioles migrate to the poles of the cell
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Metaphase
chromosomes align along the center of the cell
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Anaphase
Daughter chromosomes migrate to opposite polls of the cell
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Telophase
Chromosomes are gathered at the poles, chromatin decondenses, new nuclear envelope forms, new nuceloli appear, and the spindle fibers vanish
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Mitotic Spindle
the lemon shaped array the spindle fibers form during metaphase, shorter microtubules form a starlike aster that anchors the spindle to the inside of the plasma membrane
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Cytokinesis
division of the cell's cytoplasm into 2 cells
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Heredity
transmission of genetic characteristics from parent to offspring
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Homologous Chromosomes
pairs of chromosomes that are the same size and shape and code for the same information (one from each parent)
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Cyclins & Cdks
Cyclins and cyclin dependent kinases that help regulate the cell cycle
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X & Y chromosomes
Sex Chromosomes
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All other chromosomes
Autosomes
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Karyotype
chart the organizes chromosomes in order by size and other physical features
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Haploid
23 unpaired chromosomes, sperm & egg cells
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Diploid
23 pairs of chromosomes, all cells in body except sperm & egg cells
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Somatic Cells
all cells of the body except sperm and eggs
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Germ cells
sperm and egg cells
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3 specific points in cell cycle that a cyclin binds to a Cdks
During g1, late in g2, end of metaphase
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Locus
location of a specific gene on a chromosome
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Allelels
alternative forms of a gene
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Heterozygous
Different alleles found at a loci on homologous chromosomes
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Homozygous
identical alleles at a loci on homologous chromosomes
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Carrier
a person who has a recessive allele that is not expressed phenotypically
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Genotype
refers to the alleles a person possesses for a trait
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incomplete dominance
inheritance of a trait in which a heterozygote has an intermediate expression between either allele
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Polygenic inheritance
traits determined by genes at multiple loci. traits like eye and skin color. Determined by 2 or more genes
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Pleiotropy
one gene that has multiple phenotypic expressions
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Multiple allele inheritance
3 or more alleles exist for the same gene
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Why are men more likely to be color blind?
Color blindness is a sex linked, recessive trait, it is found on the x chromosome. Females have 2 x chromosomes so even if one chromosome contains the recessive allele, it is very likely that the other x chromosome will have the dominant allele and mask the trait. Since males only have 1 X chromosome, they will phenotypically display whatever allele they inherit for any sex linked trait, there's no chance of the allele being masked.
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Codominant trait
both alleles of a heterozygote are expressed
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Type O Blood
people with type O blood are homozygous for this recessive allele
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Red flower crossed with white flower produces pink flower. What is this an example of?
Incomplete dominance
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Penetrance
the percentage of a population with a given genotype that actually exhibits the predicted phenotype
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What do genes need to produce a phenotypic effect?
Nutritional and environmental input
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Epigenetic Effects
alter gene expression, reversibly activating and silencing genes without changes in base sequence
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Genetic Code
pattern of nitrogenous bases that represents the 20 amino acids of a protein
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Growth factors
chemical that signals cells to divide

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