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1
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HIstone NOT in nucleorsome core

A

H1

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2
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condensed chromatin

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heterochromatin

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3
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transcriptionally active chromatin

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euchromatin (non condensed)

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4
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inactivates DNA

A

histone methylation

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5
Q

Purines

A

adenosine, guanine (PURe As Gold)

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6
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Pyrimidines

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Cytosine, Thyamine, Uracil (CUT the PY)

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7
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amino acids needed for purine sythesis

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Glycine, aspartate, Glutamine (GAG)

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8
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drug disrupting purine base production pathway

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6-MP

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9
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drugs disrupting pyramidine base production

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hydroxyurea, 5-FU, Methotrexate

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10
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megaloblastic anemia - unresponsive to B12/Folic acid, failure to thrive, no hyperammonenia

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orotic aciduria (treat with oral uridine)

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11
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excess ATP and dATP imbalances nucleotide via feedback inhibition of ribonucleotide reductase. Leads to

A

SCID

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12
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defective purine salvage owing to absence of HGPRT - leads to

A

Lesch-Nylan

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13
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retardation, self-multition, aggression, hyeruricemia, gout

A

Lesch-Nylan

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14
Q

mutation causing same amino acid to be produced

A

silent

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15
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mutation causing different amino acid to be produced

A

missense

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16
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mutation causing early stop codon to be produced

A

nonsense

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17
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mutation causing misreading of all downstream nucleotides downstream results in truncated, nonfunctioning protein

A

frameshift

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18
Q

unwinds DNA template at replication fork

A

helicase

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19
Q

relives supercoils

A

topoisomerases

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20
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joins Okazaki fragments

A

DNA ligase

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21
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adds DNA to 3’ end of chromosomes ro avoid loss ot genetic material with duplication

A

telomerase

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22
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xeroderma pigmentosum has loss of

A

nucleotide excision repair

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23
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HNPCC has loss of

A

mismatch repair

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24
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ataxia telangiectaisa has loss of

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nonhomologous end joining

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25
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direction of DNA synthesis

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5’ to 3’

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26
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mRNA reading direction

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3’ to 5’

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27
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energy source for DNA nucleotide bonds

A

triphosphate on the 5’ end of the incoming nucleotide

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28
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start codon

A

AUG

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29
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stop codons

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UGA, UAA, UAG

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30
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promotor region on gene usually results in

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dramatic loss of transcription

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31
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capped, tailed and spliced transcript ready to go

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mRNA

32
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contain the actual genetic info for protein coding

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exons (exons spliced together make the mRNA

33
Q

scrutinizes the amino acid before and after it binds to tRNA

A

aminoacyl tRNA synthtase

34
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binds 30s subunit, preventing attachment of aminoacyl tRNA synthtase

A

tetracyclines

35
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bind 30S and cause misreading of mRNA

A

aminoglycosides

36
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bind 50S and inhibit peptidyl transferase

A

chloramphenicol

37
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bind 50S and prevent release of uncharged tRNA

A

macrolides

38
Q

inhibit G1 to S progression

A

P53 and hypophosphorylated Rb

39
Q

labile cells

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rapidly dividing, never go to GO

40
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RER makes

A

secretory proteins

41
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SER makes

A

Steroids, and detoxes drugs and poisons

42
Q

cells most rich in RER

A

adrenal cortex and liver

43
Q

Nissel bodies are similar to what organelle

A

RER

44
Q

most be added to proteins to be trafficked to lysosomes

A

Mannose -6-phostphate

45
Q

failure of Mannose 6 phosphate addition to lysosome proteins

A

I cell disease (

46
Q

coarse facies, clouded corneas, restricted joint movement, high plasma levels of lysosome enzymes

A

I cell disease

47
Q

catabolizes very long fatty acids and amino acids

A

peroxisome

48
Q

tags proteins for destruction

A

ubiquitin

49
Q

antihelminthic that acts on microtubles

A

Mebandazole/thiabendazole

50
Q

antifungal that acts on microtubles

A

griseofulvin

51
Q

anticancer drug that acts on microtubles

A

vincristine/vinblastine

52
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anti gout drug that acts on microtubles

A

cochicine

53
Q

mutation on the lysosomal trafficking regulator gene

A

chediak-higashi syndrome

54
Q

recurrent pyogenic infections, partial albinism, and peripheral neuropathy

A

chediak-higashi syndrome

55
Q

cause of kartagener’s

A

immotile cilia due to dynein arm defect

56
Q

for each ATP consumed in the Na/K pump how many NA go out and K come in

A

3 Na/2K

57
Q

directly inhibit Na K ATPase

A

digoxin/digitoxin

58
Q

type 1 collegen in

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bone, skin, tendon

59
Q

defect in type I collegen

A

osteogenisis imperfecta

60
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type II collagen in

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cartilage, nucleus pulposus

61
Q

defect in type III collegen

A

ehler’s Danos

62
Q

type III collegen found in

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reticulin - skin, blood vessels, uterus, fetal tissue, granulation tissue

63
Q

type IV collegen found in

A

basement membrane

64
Q

defect in type IV collegen

A

alport syndrome

65
Q

scurvy interferes with

A

hydroxilation of specific proline and lysine residues

66
Q

osteogenisis imperfecta interferes with

A

glycosylation of pro-a-chain hydroxylysine residues and formation of procollegen

67
Q

Ehlers danos is problem with

A

crosslinking collegen

68
Q

hyperextendible skin, easy brusing, hypermobile joints

A

ehlers-danos

69
Q

pregressive nephritis and deafness - possible blindness

A

alport syndrome

70
Q

defect in fibrillin

A

marfan’s

71
Q

breaks down elastin

A

elastase

72
Q

can cause emphysema

A

deficiency of a1-antitrypsin - resulting in excess elastase

73
Q

southern blot looks for

A

DNA

74
Q

northern blot looks for

A

RNA

75
Q

Western Blot looks for

A

Protein

76
Q

ELISA looks for

A

antigen (indirect) or antibody (direct)

77
Q

FISH looks for

A

specifc gene of interest on chromosome