CALM 1 Flashcards
Refers to the entire genetic material of an organism.
Genome
The genome includes both the
genes and the noncoding DNA, as well as mitochondrial DNA and chloroplast DNA.
study of the genome
genomics
Refers to the basic unit of heredity.
gene
Which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristics of the offspring.
gene
Stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
It consists of two strands that wind around one another to form a shape known as a double helix.
DNA
There is hydrogen bonding between the bases.
Double helix
They form when the aromatic rings of the bases stack next to each other and share electron probabilities.
Pi-pi interactions
Stands for Ribonucleic Acid
RNA
A polymeric molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes.
RNA
Groove
Turns
Every turn needs a min. of _____ nucleic base pair or max. ____
10 & 12-15
Acts as base pair recognition & binding sites for proteins.
2 grooves
It contains base pair specific information.
Major Grooves
Largely base pair nonspecific.
Minor Grooves
By Watson & Crick
B-Form
basic unit of heredity
gene
entire genetic material of an organism
genome
DNA is composed of a chain of nucleotides, of which there are four types:
Adenine (A)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)
Thymine (T)
Adenine (A)
(Purines)
Cytosine (C)
(Pyrimidines)
Guanine (G)
(Purines)
Thymine (T).
(Pyrimidines)
Branch of biology concerned with the study of genes, genetic variation, and HEREDITY in organisms.
Genetics
The large-scale study of groups of genes. These groups can be all the genes of an organism, or multiple organisms.
Genomics
full complement of genetic material in an organism
genome