Acronyms Flashcards
1
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cDNA
A
complementary DNA
2
Q
PCR
A
polymerase chain reaction
3
Q
ORF
A
open reading frame
4
Q
SCID
A
severe combined immune disease
5
Q
ccccDNA
A
covalently closed circular extrachromosomal DNA
6
Q
BAC
A
bacterial artificial chromosome
7
Q
RF
A
recombination frequency
8
Q
m.u.
A
mapping unit
9
Q
cM
A
centiMorgan
10
Q
I
A
interference
11
Q
coc
A
coefficient of coincidence
12
Q
SNPs
A
single nucleotide polymorphisms
13
Q
RFLPs
A
restriction fragment length polymorphisms
14
Q
SSLPs
A
single sequence length polymorphisms
15
Q
VNTRs
A
variable number of tandem repeats
16
Q
kb
A
kilobases
17
Q
LOD
A
log of odds
18
Q
Hb
A
Hemoglobin allele
19
Q
tRNA
A
transfer RNA
20
Q
P
A
parental generation
21
Q
F1/F2
A
filial generation
22
Q
TDF
A
testis determining factor (ie. SRY gene)
23
Q
SRY
A
sex-determining region on the Y chromosome
24
Q
AD
A
autosomal dominant inheritance
25
AR
autosomal recessive inheritance
26
PKU
phenylketonuria
27
CF
cystic fibrosis
28
MERRF
myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fiber
29
LHON
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy
30
CpG
Cytosine-phosphate-Guanine
31
INDEL
insertion/deletion mutations
32
SNoW
DRoP
Southern blotting = DNA
Northern blotting = mRNA
Western blotting = Protein
33
EMS
Ethylmethane sulfonate
34
2-AP
2-aminopurine
35
5-BU
5-bromouracil
36
AFB1
aflatoxin B1
37
XP
Xeroderma Pigmentosa
38
HNPCC
Hereditary Non-polyposis colon cancer
39
I (operon)
repressor
40
P (operon)
Promotor
41
O
operator
42
Z
B-galactosidase
43
Y
permease
44
A
transacetylase
45
CAP
catabolite activator protein
46
cAMP
cyclic adenosine monophosphate
47
IPTG
isopropyl-Beta-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside
48
C
arabinose repressor/activator
49
araC
arabinose protein repressor/activator
50
B, A, D
enzymes for arabinose metabolism
51
L
leader (in tryptophan operon)
52
trp
tryptophan
53
lac
lactose
54
UPE
upstream promotor elements
55
TSS
transcription start site
56
ssDNA
single-stranded DNA
57
rRNA
ribosomal RNA
58
snRNA
small nuclear RNA
59
miRNA
microRNA
60
siRNA
small interfering RNA
61
UTR
untranslated region
62
GTF
general transcription factors
63
PIC
pre-initiation complex
64
TBP
TATA binding protein
65
CTD
carboxy terminal domain
66
poly-A
polyadenylation (AAAAAAAA...)
67
PAP
Poly(A) polymerase
68
AUG
methionine (start codon)
69
UGG
tryptophan
70
AUA
methionine (in mitochondrial DNA)
71
UGA
stop codon
tryptophan (in mitochondrial DNA)
72
UUU
phenylalanine (poly(U))
73
UAG
stop codon
74
UAA
stop codon
75
AA
amino acid
76
DHU
dihydrouridine
77
mI
methylinosine
78
I (base)
inosine
79
mG
methylguanosine
80
aa-tRNA
aminoacyl-tRNA (charged tRNA)
81
S
Svedbergs
82
A (binding site)
aminoacyl
83
P (binding site)
peptidyl
84
E (binding site)
exit
85
EF-Tu, EF-Ts, EF-G
translation elongation factors
86
XLR
X-linked recessive
87
XLD
X-linked dominant
88
YL
Y-linked
89
SSBP
single-stranded binding protein
90
dNTP
deoxy-nucleoside-tri-phosphate
