Boot Camp Day 1.2 Flashcards
- Nitrogenous bases united by what?
- Purine on one strand always bound to pyrimidine on the other how?
- Nitrogenous bases united by hydrogen bonds
- A–T (two hydrogen bonds)
- C–G (three hydrogen bonds)
What is the law of complementary base pairing
– One strand determines base sequence of other
What is a gene?
- a segment of DNA coding for the synthesis of a specific protein
Genome:
* What is it?
* How many genes do humans have? (break this down)
What is the DNA storage?
1) DNA double helix
2) DNA winds around core particles (histones) to form nucleosomes 11 nm in diameter
3) Nucleosomes fold accordion-like into zigzag fiber 30 nm in diameter 4) 30 nm fiber is thrown into irregular loops to form a fiber 300 nm thick
5) In dividing cells, looped chromatin coils further into a 700 nm fiber to form each chromatid
6) Chromosome at the midpoint (metaphase) of cell division
What is a gene? (previous and current definition)
- Body can make millions of different proteins (the proteome), from just _
- What happens next?
Body can make millions of different proteins (the proteome), from just 20 amino acids, and encoded by genes made of just four nucleotides (A, T, C, G)
What is the genetic code?
a system that enables these four nucleotides to code
for amino acid sequences of all proteins
What is the minimum code to symbolize 20 amino acids ?
three nucleotides per amino acid
- What is gene expression?
- Explain protein synthesis (transcription and translation)
Explain transcription?
What is alt. splicing of mRNA?
Once translation is complete, what happens?
the mRNA is unchanged and can locate another ribosome and create another copy of the same protein.
When translated, a given codon specifies a particular _ _
amino acid
What is the peptide formation steps?
What is the protein processing and secretion?
What is semiconservative replication?
each daughter DNA consists of one old and one new strand
What are the two major parts of the cell cycle?
What is G0 phase:
- G0: cells that have left the cycle and permanently ceased dividing
- Cell cycle duration varies between cell types
What is the goal of the cell cycle?
To produce two identical daughter cells
What does nervous tissue do and what does it comprise of?
Internal communitcation
* Brain, spinal cord, and nerves
What does muscle tissue do? What are the different types?
Contracts to cause movement
* Muscles attached to bones (skeletal
* Muscles of heart (cardiac)
* Muscles of walls of hollow organs (smooth)
- What does epithelial tissue form?
- What are examples?
Forms boundaries between different environments, protects, secretes, absorbs, filters
* Skin surface (epidermis)
* Lining of GI tract organs and other hollow organs
* Glands
What does connective tissue do? What are some example?
supports, protects, binds, other tissues together
* bones
* tendons
* fat and other soft padding tissue
Has ECM
What are the two main types (by location) of epithelial tissue?
Covering and lining epithelia
* on external and internal surfaces
Glandular epithelia
* secretory tissue in glands
What are the characteristics of the epithelial tissue (5)?
Characteristics of epithelial tissue:
* The cells have what? Explain
* What are they composed of?
* What are they supported by?
* What is and not present?
* What is there a high rate of?
Simple squamous epithelium:
* How many rows?
* Permits what?
* Secrets what?
* Locations? ⭐️
- Single row of thin cells
- Permits rapid diffusion or transport of substance
- Secretes serous fluid
- Locations: alveoli, glomeruli, endothelium, and serosa
What is the detailed anatomy of the respiratory membrane?
What type is this?
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Simple cuboidal epithelium:
* What is it?
* What does it do?
* What are the locations?
- Single layer of square or round cells
- Absorption and secretion, mucus production and movement
- Locations: liver, thyroid, mamary and salivary glands, bronchioles and kidney tubules
Simple columnar epithelium:
* What does it look like?
* What are the nuclei?
* What is present there?
* What is the function?
* Locations?
- Single row of tall, narrow cells
- Oval nuclei in basal half of cell
- Brush border of microvilli, ciliated in some organs, may possess goblet cells
- Absorption and secretion; secretion of mucus
- locations: lining of GI tract, uterus, kidney and uterine tubes