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1
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cDNA

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complementary DNA

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PCR

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polymerase chain reaction

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ORF

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open reading frame

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SCID

A

severe combined immune disease

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ccccDNA

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covalently closed circular extrachromosomal DNA

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BAC

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bacterial artificial chromosome

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RF

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recombination frequency

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m.u.

A

mapping unit

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cM

A

centiMorgan

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I

A

interference

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coc

A

coefficient of coincidence

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SNPs

A

single nucleotide polymorphisms

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RFLPs

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restriction fragment length polymorphisms

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SSLPs

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single sequence length polymorphisms

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VNTRs

A

variable number of tandem repeats

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kb

A

kilobases

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LOD

A

log of odds

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Hb

A

Hemoglobin allele

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tRNA

A

transfer RNA

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P

A

parental generation

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F1/F2

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filial generation

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TDF

A

testis determining factor (ie. SRY gene)

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SRY

A

sex-determining region on the Y chromosome

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AD

A

autosomal dominant inheritance

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AR

A

autosomal recessive inheritance

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PKU

A

phenylketonuria

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CF

A

cystic fibrosis

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MERRF

A

myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fiber

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29
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LHON

A

Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy

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30
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CpG

A

Cytosine-phosphate-Guanine

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INDEL

A

insertion/deletion mutations

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32
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SNoW
DRoP

A

Southern blotting = DNA
Northern blotting = mRNA
Western blotting = Protein

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EMS

A

Ethylmethane sulfonate

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34
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2-AP

A

2-aminopurine

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35
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5-BU

A

5-bromouracil

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36
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AFB1

A

aflatoxin B1

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XP

A

Xeroderma Pigmentosa

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HNPCC

A

Hereditary Non-polyposis colon cancer

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I (operon)

A

repressor

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P (operon)

A

Promotor

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O

A

operator

42
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Z

A

B-galactosidase

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Y

A

permease

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A

A

transacetylase

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CAP

A

catabolite activator protein

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cAMP

A

cyclic adenosine monophosphate

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IPTG

A

isopropyl-Beta-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside

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C

A

arabinose repressor/activator

49
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araC

A

arabinose protein repressor/activator

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B, A, D

A

enzymes for arabinose metabolism

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L

A

leader (in tryptophan operon)

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trp

A

tryptophan

53
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lac

A

lactose

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UPE

A

upstream promotor elements

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TSS

A

transcription start site

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ssDNA

A

single-stranded DNA

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rRNA

A

ribosomal RNA

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snRNA

A

small nuclear RNA

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miRNA

A

microRNA

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siRNA

A

small interfering RNA

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UTR

A

untranslated region

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GTF

A

general transcription factors

63
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PIC

A

pre-initiation complex

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TBP

A

TATA binding protein

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CTD

A

carboxy terminal domain

66
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poly-A

A

polyadenylation (AAAAAAAA…)

67
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PAP

A

Poly(A) polymerase

68
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AUG

A

methionine (start codon)

69
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UGG

A

tryptophan

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AUA

A

methionine (in mitochondrial DNA)

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UGA

A

stop codon
tryptophan (in mitochondrial DNA)

72
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UUU

A

phenylalanine (poly(U))

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UAG

A

stop codon

74
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UAA

A

stop codon

75
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AA

A

amino acid

76
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DHU

A

dihydrouridine

77
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mI

A

methylinosine

78
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I (base)

A

inosine

79
Q

mG

A

methylguanosine

80
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aa-tRNA

A

aminoacyl-tRNA (charged tRNA)

81
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S

A

Svedbergs

82
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A (binding site)

A

aminoacyl

83
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P (binding site)

A

peptidyl

84
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E (binding site)

A

exit

85
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EF-Tu, EF-Ts, EF-G

A

translation elongation factors

86
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XLR

A

X-linked recessive

87
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XLD

A

X-linked dominant

88
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YL

A

Y-linked

89
Q

SSBP

A

single-stranded binding protein

90
Q

dNTP

A

deoxy-nucleoside-tri-phosphate

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