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2. Molecular Genetics Flashcards

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Cytogenetics

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study of chromosomes and karyotypes

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Karyotype

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set of chromosomes in cells, image of chromosomes

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Chromatid

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one “copy” of a chromosome, formed from chromatin

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Sister chromatids

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identical copies of a chromosome, two are present to form one “chromosome,” only present during meiosis/mitosis

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Haploid

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half of the chromosomes in a cell, 23 in gametes, do not have homologous pairs

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Diploid

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all of the chromosomes in a cell, 46 in human cells, have homologous pairs

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p

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short arm

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q

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long arm

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Euchromatin

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light spots on chromosome, more expressed

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Heterochromatin

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dark spots on chromosome, less expressed

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Centromere

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center of chromosome

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Telomeres

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ends of chromosomes, slowly shorten throughout life and lead to aging

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Telocentric

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centromere at the telomeres, not seen in humans

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Acrocentric

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centromere slightly below telomeres, looks like telocentric on karyotype

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Submetacentric

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centromere just above the center

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Metacentric

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centromere in the middle

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Nucleotide

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phosphate group, sugar base, nitrogenous base

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DNA

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complementary, antiparallel, double-helix

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Antiparallel

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one strand runs 5’-3’, other strand runs 3’-5’

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Nucleosome

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DNA wrapped around histones

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Chromatin

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stacked nucleosomes

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Chromosome

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DNA separated into different parts

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DNA Polymerase

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builds 5’-3’, so will build off of DNA strand that reads 3’-5’

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Helicase

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unwinds DNA

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Okazaki fragment

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lagging strand in DNA replication, DNA polymerase can only build one way and towards the replication fork, forming fragments

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Central Dogma

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DNA –> RNA –> Protein

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Exons

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sections of DNA that get expressed in mRNA strand, code for protein

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Introns

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noncoding regions of DNA, get spliced out after transcription, do not code for a protein

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Hybrid chromosomes

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chromosomes with DNA from both parents, due to crossover during meiosis

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Crossover

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when homologous chromosomes overlap and exchange DNA, results in genetic diversity

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Linkage maps

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can determine which traits don’t follow law of independent assortment

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