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Buffer

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Makes the overall solution resistant to pH change because it reacts with both added bases and acids

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Law of mass action

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Addition of reactants accelerates the reaction. Likewise, removal of products accelerates the reaction.

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Hydroxyl

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R—OH; Alcohols; Highly polar so makes compounds more soluble through hydrogen bonding with water. May also act as weak acid and drop proton

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Phosphate

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O
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R—O—P—O- ; Organic Phosphate;
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O-
When several phosphate groups are linked together, breaking O—P bonds between them releases large amounts of energy

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Sulfhydryl

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R—SH; Thiols; When present in proteins, can form disulfide (S—S) bonds that contribute to protein structure

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Amino

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R
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H—N—H ; Amines; Acts as a base—tends to attract a proton to form R—NH3

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Carbonyl

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O
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R—C—H ; Aldehydes ; react with certain compounds to produce larger molecules with ending =O —H

R—C—R ; Ketones
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O

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Carboxyl

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O
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R—C—OH ; Carboxylic acids; Acts as an acid—tends to lose a proton in solution to form =O —O-

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Marcromolecule

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Large molecule containing a very large number of atoms (e.g. proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates)

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Polymerisation

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bonding together of monomers

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Condensation reaction

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Monomer bonded to HO in, H2O out (all monomers also bonded to H -> HO—Monomer—H)

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Hydrolysis

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H2O in, monomer bonded to HO out (all monomers also bonded to H -> HO—Monomer—H)

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Protein

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Polymers of amino acids
Range in size from a few amino acids to thousands (typical protein = 200-300)(largest protein = 33,000)

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Polypeptide chain

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String of amino acids connected together by peptide bonds.
Make up proteins.
Start with amino group and end with carboxyl group.

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Numbering system

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Start at N-terminus (5’) and end at C-terminus(3’)

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Peptide bond

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Polypeptides flex because groups on either side of each peptide bond can rotate about their single bonds

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Tertiary structure

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Fully folded protein arrangement
Side chain interactions determine tertiary structure

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Coiled coils

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Arise when two a-helices have hydrophobic amino acids at every 4th position. Fibrous structural proteins (e.g. keratins) consist mainly of a-helices arranged as coiled coils.

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Disulfide bonds

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Covalent interactions formed between the sulfur atoms of two cysteine residues

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Dimer

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Polymer formed from two molecules of a monomer

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Transcription factor

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Protein that help turn specific genes “on” or “off” by binding to nearby DNA

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Tetramer

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Polymer formed from four monomers (e.g. hemoglobin)

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23
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Ribonuclease

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Cuts RNA

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Protein turnover

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Half-life. Occurs constantly in cells

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Chaperones

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Specialised proteins that help keep other proteins (temporarily exposed hydrophobic regions) from interacting inappropriately with each other.
Do this by isolating/hiding some newly synthesised proteins to give them time to fold

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Nitrogenous Bases

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Pyrimidines (Cytosine, Thymine, Uracil) - 1 aromatic ring
Purines (Guanine, Adenine) - 2 aromatic rings

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Phosphodiester linkage

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ester bonds that form between sugar and phosphate to form the backbone of nucleic acids. Always 3’ hydroxyl group to 5’ phosphate group

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Metabolism

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All the chemical reactions that take place in the body

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Anabolic reactions

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Link simple molecules together to make complex ones. Energy storing reactions (require energy)

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Catabolic reactions

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Break down complex molecules into simpler ones (release energy)

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29
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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Energy is neither created nor destroyed

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29
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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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The dispersing of energy is the driving force for energy conversions

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30
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Exergonic Reaction

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ΔG < 0 always

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31
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Endergonic

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ΔG > 0 always

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32
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Transferring energy in cells

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  • All living cells use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for capture, transfer, and storage of energy.
  • Some of the free energy released by exergonic reactions is captured in ATP which then can drive endergonic reactions
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Catalyst

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  • Substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being used up itself.
  • Most biological catalysts are proteins called enzymes (some can be RNA but rarely [e.g. in the ribosome]).
  • Only reactions with overall -ΔG can be catalysed
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Enzyme cofactors

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Anything that is not an amino acid attached to an enzyme. Can be metal ions (e.g. zinc, copper), small organic molecules temporarily binding, and small organic molecules that are permanently bound to the protein (heme)

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Catalysis

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Increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to a catalyst

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3 Ways of Catalysis

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1) orientation (optimise bond formation)
2) charged environment (enzymes can carry charge which can interact with the substrate)
3) strain (facilitates breaking of covalent bond)

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Enzyme Saturation

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When all the binding sites are occupied. Depends on turnover rate of enzyme

38
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Major categories of carbohydrates

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1) Monosaccharides
2) Disaccharides
3) Polysaccharides

39
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Monosaccharides

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Singular sugar molecules. Generally multiples of CH2O.
Functional groups: hydroxyl groups (alcohol groups). Difference is sugars have carbonyl group which has one O less than carboxyl of alcohols. Gives sugar unique identity and typically occurs at the end of the sugar

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Glycosidic linkage

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Polymerisation between the carbonyl C1 and any O in the hydroxyl group.
2 matter to us: B14 (carbon atom 1 to hydroxyl of carbon 4) and A14

41
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Starch

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Polysaccharide -> unbranched long chain (can occasionally be branched). In plants called amylose. When highly branched is amylopectin in plants and glycogen in animals (found in liver and muscles).

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Cellulose

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Alternating orientation of B14 links. Very stable structure so very hard to digest.

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Oligosaccharides

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On the outside of cell often attached to proteins. Determine things like blood groups

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Lipids

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NOT POLYMERS. Very bunched group of molecules that are insoluble in water.

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Roles of lipids

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1) Energy storage (fats and oils) (most energy dense molecules [just consist of carbon and oxygen])
2) Phospholipids in cell membranes
3) Capture light energy (Carotinoids)
4) Hormones and vitamins
5) Thermal insulation
6) Electrical insulation of nerves

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Fatty Acid vs Fat

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Fatty acid is triglyceride (3 fatty acids bound covalently via ester linkages to glycerol)

47
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Amphiphilic

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Both hydrophobic and hydrophilic. An alpha helix forms which can integrate into lipid bilayers

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Phospholipids

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49
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Lipid bilayer shape

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Forms into spheres so that the edges are not exposed

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Lipid bilayer motion

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Very fluid, constantly moving around but cannot invert.

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Lipid bilayer temperature

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In humans stays about the same but in animals like fish, colder temperatures means more rigid and warmer more fluid. When more rigid, they can’t work well so they increase ratio of hydrocarbon tails with kinks in them (unsaturated) in order for the bilayer to become more fluid (kinks leave more space between phospholipids allowing them to move more).

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Integral membrane proteins (trans membrane protein)

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Proteins that cross the lipid bilayer

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Leaflet

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Half of lipid bilayer (top or bottom)

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Diffusion

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Passive mixing of substances resulting in net transport along a concentration gradient

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Diffusion rate

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Determined by temperature, size, and steepness of concentration gradient

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

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ATP hydrolysis

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Can overcome ΔG to transport something against the concentration gradient

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Primary active transport

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Transport that directly hydrolyses ATP and couples it to the transport of the membrane

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Secondary active transport

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Use established gradients to move substances (e.g. glucose)

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Lysosome

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Membrane-enclosed organelles that contain an array of enzymes capable of breaking down all types of biological polymers

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Lumen

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When something is enclosed by membranes

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Thylakoid

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Stack of membranes functionally similar to cristae. Internal photosynthetic membrane systems of chloroplasts which can be extracted from green leaves like spinach. Have a two-layer membrane which separate their lumen from stroma of cytosol

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Cristae

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Folds in the inner mitochondria membrane which increase surface area

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Cytoskeletal filaments

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Actin filaments (smallest), intermediate filaments, microtubules (biggest)

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End product inhibition

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When the final product inhibits an enzyme involved in the initial reactions

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Intermediate filaments

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Form rope-like structures in cells that provide mechanical strength to cells or nucleus. NO POLARITY NO MOTOR PROTEINS

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Extracellular matrix

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All the proteins that fill up the extracellular space. Not rigid but provides some form of structure

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Focal Adhesions

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Hundreds of Integrins in one spot

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Integrins

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Dynamic molecules that bind indirectly to the cortical actin cytoskeleton and on the outside bind to extracellular matrix proteins

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Cell recognition

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One cell specifically binds to another cell of a certain type. This can lead to phagocytosis, DNA exchange, sperm-egg fusion

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Cell Junctions

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Tight junction, gap junctions

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Continuous variation

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there are a seemingly infinite number of traits for a given character (e.g. height, skin colour)

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Discrete variation

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there are only two or a few traits for a given character (e.g. fur colour in mice)

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First rule of proability

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The probability of two independent events both occurring is the product of the probability of each event occurring

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Second rule of probability

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The probabilities of mutually exclusive events sum

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Wild type allele

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Predominant allele (>99%) in a population

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Mutant allele

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a change from the wild type allele, typically the result of a recent mutation. Also can refer to alleles that cause disease

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Polymorphic allele

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Allele that is present in >1% of the population

78
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Recombination rate

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Measure of physical distance along the chromosome

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Synapsis

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Fusion of chromosome pairs

80
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Plasmid

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Small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecule that is distinct from a cell’s chromosomal DNA. Naturally exist in bacteria and carries genes

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