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Higher Biology U1

This class was created by Brainscape user Robin McGillivray. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Robin McGillivray
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Decks in this class (10)

U1 - Structure and Organisation of DNA
Describe the stucture of dna 1,
Describe the role of covalent bon...,
What is meant by the term prokary...
9  cards
U1 - DNA Replication and PCR
The replication of dna is _______ 1,
State the 5 requirements for dna ...,
State the function of enzyme poly...
14  cards
U1 - Gene Expression (transcription + RNA)
Explain the basic structure of an...,
State the differences between dna...,
State the function of mrna 3
10  cards
U1 - Gene expresson (translation + splicing)
State the function of trna in tra...,
Describe translation 2,
How can many protiens come from o...
6  cards
U1 Differentiation
What is is cellular differentiati...,
What is the need for cellular dif...,
What are meristems 3
11  cards
U1 - The Genome
What is the genome 1,
Describe the structure of the gen...,
What is a gene 3
4  cards
U1 - Mutations
What is a mutation 1,
State the three types of single g...,
What is a single gene mutation 3
15  cards
U1 - Evolution
What is evolution 1,
Describe natural selection 2,
State the three types of selection 3
5  cards
U1 - Speciation
Explain speciation 1,
What do isolation barriers do 2,
Explain allopatric speciation 3
4  cards
U1 - Genomic Sequencing
Explain genetic sequencing 1,
What is the role of bioinformatics 2,
Describe phylogenetics 3
5  cards

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