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Mnemonics Flashcards

1
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pyrimidines?

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CUT PY pyrimidines are cytosine, uracil, and thymine

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purines?

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PUre As Gold purines are adenine and guanine

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3
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stop codons?

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U Are Annoying, U Go Away, U Are Gone, UAA UGA UAG

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4
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rna polymerase

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RMT
RNA polymerase 1 for rRNA
2 for mRNA
3 for tRNA

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5
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phases of cell cycle

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I Pee on the MAT
interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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6
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atrioventricular valve names

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LAB RAT : Left Atrium Bicuspid, Right A trium Tricuspid.

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7
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hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary gland

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FLAT PiG

F SH, L H, A CTH, T SH, P rolactin, (the “i” is little so you can ignore it), Growth hormone

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8
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salty banana

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K inside, Na outside

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9
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hydrophobic amino acids

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GAV e LIF e W ith M y P artner.

GAVLIFWMP.

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10
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charged amino acids

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D ragons E at K nights R iding H orses… DEKRH

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11
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aromatic amino acids

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wifey WFY

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12
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type of blotting and what is being tested on the blot

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SNOW DROP

southern for DNA
northern for RNA
western for protein

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13
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visible spectrum colors high to low (740 nm to 380nm)

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ROY G B i V for the visible spectrum

R ed, O range, Y ellow, G reen, B lue, V iolet.

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most electronegative elements to least electronegative in covalent compounds

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FONClBrISCH … F luorine, O xygen, N itrogen, C h l orine, Br omine, I odine, S ulfur, C arbon, and H ydrogen.

first three can H bond

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15
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equation for Gibbs Free Energy

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Goldfish are Horrible Without Tartar Sauce

ΔG = ΔH – TΔS

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16
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strong acids

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So I B rought No Cl ean Clo thes” to remember the strong acids:

H2 S O4,
H I ,
H Br ,
H NO 3,
H Cl ,
H ClO 4.

17
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correct type for naturally occurring amino acids and carbohydrates

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two major cities on opposite sides of the United States, Los Angeles (LA) and Washington, District of Columbia ( DC ). This stands for L Amino acids and D Carbohydrates.

18
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thin-layer chromatography

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polar is lower and slower ” (polar compounds move more slowly up the plate and are lower on the plate than nonpolar compounds) nonpolar elute faster

19
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Furanose

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Five membered ring

20
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hydroxyl group orientation in beta anomer

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“It’s better to B UP !!” to remember that the hydroxyl group points UP in a β anomer.

21
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four things that increase a molecule’s stability

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cowboys have hard, early days. They must RISE and go to the STABLE : R esonance, I nduction, S ize, and E lectronegativity (basically, anything that minimizes charge).

22
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acetal vs ether

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ether: c-o-c
acetal: o-c-o

23
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NMR spectroscopy signal

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D eshielded signals are more D ownfield (they have higher ppm values).

24
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Piaget’s stages of cognitive development

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S ome P eople C an F ly: S ensorimotor, P re-operational, C oncrete operational, and F ormal operational.

25
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McCrae and Costa Five-Factor Model of personality traits

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OCEAN : O penness to experience, C onscientiousness, E xtroversion, A greeableness, and N euroticism.

26
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Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory contains eight stages of development

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“Trust the auto insurance industry; identify with intimate geniuses with integrity”

Trust vs Mistrust

Auto nomy v Shame and Doubt

In itiative v Guilt

Industry v Inferiority

Identi ty v Role Confusion

Intima cy v Isolation

Gen erativity v Stagnation

Integrity v Despair

27
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Water soluble compounds

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NAG SHAm
Nitrates (NO_3-)
Acetate (CH_3*CO_2_*-)
Group 1 metal cations (Li, Na, K, Cs, Rb)
Sulfates (SO_42-) except with PMS Castro Bar
Halogens except with PMS
Ammonium (NH_4+)
PMS = Pb (Lead), Mercury (Hg), Silver (Ag)
Castro Bar = Ca (Calcium), Str (Strontium), Ba (Barium)

28
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Calcium hormones

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Calcitonin: calcium into bones
Parathyroid: rids bone of calcium

29
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Retrovirus

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retrovirus has RNA reverse transcriptase
Two r’s in retrovirus: RNA reverse (transcriptase)

30
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Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

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Mutations, migration, drift, non-random mating, selection
Maggie May Does Not Smoke

31
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Embryogenesis

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Morula, Blastula, Gastrula
Must Be Good

32
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Fat soluble vitamins

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ADEK

33
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Hormones that increase blood glucose

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Somatotropin (growth hormone), thyroid hormones (T3 & T4), epinephrine, norepinephrine, glucagon, glucocorticosteroids, immunoglobulins
STENGGI ferengi like sweet blood

34
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Path of sperm

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Seminiferous tubules, epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra, penis
SEVEN UP

35
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mRNA post-processing

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Exons Expressed, Introns in the trash

36
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White blood cells

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Neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils
Nobody Likes Me Eating Badgers

37
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Diverging lens image

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diminished, upright, virtual
DDUV

38
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citric acid cycle

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Can I Keep Selling Sex For Money Officer? Citrate to Isocitrate to Alpha-Keto to Succinyl-CoA to Succinate to Fumerate to Malate to OAA

39
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polar hydrophilic amino acids

A

queen tanu never stays chill

QTNSC

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