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cell

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basic unit of all life

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protein

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complex structures made of a chain of amino acids folded together; used for structure, function, and regulation of cells

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histone

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proteins that DNA is wrapped around in

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double helix

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the structure of DNA

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DNA Replication

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process by which DNA is replicated in a cell

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transcription

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producing mRNA from DNA

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translation

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producing proteins from mRNA

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gene

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sections of DNA that code for proteins and associated traits

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genetic engineering

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use of biotechnology to maniplate an organism’s genome

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nitrogenous base

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serves as the main coding for DNA; includes A, T, U, C, and G

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nucleotide

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monomer of nucleic acids, containing a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base

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nucleic acid

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genetic material formed from nucleotides that is either DNA or RNA

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Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

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nucleic acid with only one helix with many functions as in mRNA, tRNA and rRNA

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deoxyribose

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5 carbon sugar found in DNA that is missing and oxygen

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ribose

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5 carbon sugar found in RNA

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3’ end of DNA

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end of DNA containing a hydroxyl (OH) group where new nucleotides are added

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5’ end of DNA

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end of DNA containing a phosphate group

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DNA polymerase

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builds new segments of DNA

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RNA polymerase

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enzyme that transcribes DNA to make mRNA strand

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amino acid

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monomer of proteins

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messenger RNA (mRNA)

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spliced product of DNA transcription that sends genetic information to ribosimes for protein synthesis

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transfer RNA (tRNA)

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RNA that attatches appropriate amino acids to make proteins

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ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

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structural RNA in the ribosome

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semiconservative model of DNA replication

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states that DNA replication occurs by the unwinding of it into two halves and then the adding of strands to both halves

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replication fork
split structure formed during DNA replication on both sides of a replication bubble
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template strand
strand that is "read off" of by RNA polymerase to transcribe a copy of the coding strand
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antiparallel
two helices of DNA are parallel to each other but run in opposite directions
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helicase
enzyme that "unwinds DNA"
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topoisomerase
enzyme that holds DNA strands apart to tension in strands during replication
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ligase
glues okazaki fragments together
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introns
noncoding regions of pre mRNA that are spliced off
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exons
coding regions of pre mRNA that remain after splicing
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codon
three consecutive bases on mRNA that code for one amino acid
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splicing
the process of removing introns from pre mRNA to form a final mRNA product
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anticodon
three spots on a tRNA that go with a specific codon sequence on mRNA
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gene expression
process by which DNA codes for proteins
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operon
strand of DNA in prokaryotes required for enzyme production
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transcription factor
proteins that control whether a gene will be transcribed and to what extent it will be transcribed
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promoter
site on DNA where RNA polymerase can bind to start transcribing
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operator
"on and off" switch in prokaryote DNA that controls whether or not genes will be transcribed
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repressor
protein that attaches to the operator to block RNA polymerase from transcribing a gene
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regulatory gene
gene that codes for a repressor protein
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inducible operon
operon that is usually off but can be "induced" on
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repressable operon
operon that is usually on but can be "repressed" to turn off
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virus
pathogen with RNA that replicates only inside a living organism
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biotechnology
use of organisms or their components to produce useful products
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gel electrophoresis
method of sorting DNA
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DNA sequencing
figuring out the nucleotide sequence of DNA using DNA fragments
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
used for duplicating a DNA strand
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conjugation
exchange of plasmid genes between bacteria
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epigenetics
study of how traits and behaviors acquired through an organism's lifetime can affect the traits of the offspring
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triploidy
an extra set of chromosomes
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cell differentiation (cell specialization)
how cells gain roles or functions in the body
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What structures are involved in passing hereditary information from one generation to the next?
DNA and sometimes RNA
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What characteristics of DNA allow it to be used as the hereditary material?
it has a specific nucleotide-based pairing that is conserved through evolution
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What are the mechanisms by which genetic information is copied for transmission between generations?
DNA replication
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What are the mechanisms by which genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein?
Transcription, splicing, and translation
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How is the phenotype of an organism determined by its genotype?
The genotype consists of genes that code for proteins which then make up your phenotype
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What types of interactions regulate gene expression?
In prokaryotes: regulatory genes, repressor proteins, promoter, operator, inducer In eukaryotes: promoter (ex: TATA box), transcription factors (activators and repressors), terminators
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How does the location of regulatory sequences relate to their function?
Regulatory sequences are near the genes that they regulate, hence providing their function
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How does the binding of transcription factors to promoter regions affects gene expression and/or the phenotype of the organism?
transcription factors can either promote the transcription of a gene (activators) or inhibit the transcription of them (repressors), both of which make or stop making proteins that affect determine the phenotype of the organism
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What is the connection between the regulation of gene expression and phenotypic differences in cells and organisms?
regulation of gene expression determines whether proteins are made or not which determines the phenotype differences in organisms
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What are the various types of mutations?
1. point mutations = change in a single nucleotide pair of a gene 2. nucleotide substitution = wrong nucleotide is substituted for the original one 3. frameshift mutation = shifts the entire nucleotide sequence by a few nucleotides 4. insertion = adding nucleotides 5. deletion = removing nucleotides 6. nonsense mutation = mutation changes codon into a stop codon 7. missense mutation = mutation changes codon to code for a different amino acid 8. silent mutation = point mutation does not change the amino acid coded for 9. duplication = nucleotide sequence is duplicated 10. inversion = nucleotide sequence is inverted 11. translocation = nucleotide sequence is transferred to another chromosome
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How do alterations in DNA sequences contribute to variation that can be subject to natural selection?
Mutations produce genetic diversity which either benefits the organisms or disbenefits them, which leads to natural selection on the favorable mutations
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What are the genetic engineering techniques in analyzing or manipulating DNA?
Gel electrophoresis = sorts DNA fragments by size PCR = duplicates specific DNA fragments DNA sequencing = determines the nucleotide sequence of the DNA

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