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Cell control Flashcards

1
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what is apoptosis

A

programmed cell death

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2
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how is apoptosis controlled

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intrinsic and extrinstic inducers, depends on balance between positive and negative signals

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intrinsic inducer

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intracellular signals- hormones que stim mitosis, DNA damage distrupting cell cycle

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4
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extrinsic inducer

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extracellular signals- nutrient stress in a cell, viral infection

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5
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role of apoptosis in morphogenesis

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as mitosis and cell diff create bulk of body parts
apop refines parts by removing unwanted sturctures
e.g. spacing the nerve cells in CNS

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6
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where does apoptosis occur

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multicellular organisms

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7
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describe the process of apoptosis

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cell shrinkage
DNA and protein degraded
c.m. blebs, chromatin condensation, discontinuous nuc env, cell breaks apart into apoptotic bodies which are phagocytosed along w/blebs by mac

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8
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why do cells commit suicide

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part of body’s defence against pathogens/ dangerous, damaged cells
part of the normal developmental process for the organism

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9
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what process has a similar biochemical pathway to apoptosis

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cell division

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10
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similarities between apoptosis and mitosis

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similar biochemical pathways
tightly controlled
both tiggered by internal and external factors

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11
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what is morphogenesis

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shaping of the organism and its parts

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12
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when does morphogenesis and cell differentiation occur in animals, plants and fungi

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animals- mainly during embryonic stage

plants and fungi- continually

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13
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what are homebox genes

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DNA seqs que contain a homebox seq and inv in reg of patterns of dev and cell diff in animals, plants and fungi

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14
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how are homebox genes expressed

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in specific patterns at particular stages of the organism’s dev

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15
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what do regulatory/ homeotic genes contain

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a homebox seq (180 base pairs) that code for a homeodomain

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16
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what do regulatory/ homeotic genes contain

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a homebox seq (180 base pairs which code for 60 a.a) that code for a homeodomain

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17
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how many other genes can 1 homeobox gene switch on

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many other genes

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18
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state a characteristic of homeobox genes

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highly conserved

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19
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state a characteristic of homeobox genes

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highly conserved in evolution

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20
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what is the name for the type of homebox gene that animals have

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hox genes

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21
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what are the role of hox genes

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control body plan development in animals- correct positioning of body parts

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22
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what is plants and animals morphology usually governed by

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environmental factors

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23
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in what way are homebox genes conserevd in evolution

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the homebox DNA seq evolved at early stage in history of life can be seen in distantly related eukaryotes

24
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how many hox box gene clusters are in humans (vertabrates)

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4, on different chromosomes

25
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why are homebox genes said to be highly conserved

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little variation in the DNA sequence

26
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what do hox genes code for

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proteins that act as transcription factors

27
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what does the presence of transcription factors mean

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genes can be repressed or activated

28
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the order of hox genes along the chromosome corresponds to…

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the order the hox genes are expressed

29
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what might be the result of an increased number of hox genes

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greater complexity in body structure

30
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how did hox genes arise

A

gene duplication

31
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what may have been a critical event in the formation of body plans

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genetic variation

32
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what about hox genes varies between diff types of animals

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number and arrangement

33
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function of homebox genes

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contolling the development of the organism’s body and ensure structures develop n the correct positions

34
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structure of homebox gene

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180 base pairs long

35
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what do homebox genes encode

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polypeptide sequences that are 60 amino acids long- homeodomains

36
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homedomain

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transcriptional factors that bind to DNA and switch genes on or off

37
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examples of dev rols played by homebox genes

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deterination of tail and head of an org and reg balance bw apop and mtiosis

38
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how do homeobox genes differ bw species

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different numbers of homebox genes

39
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suggest why vertabrates have more homeobox genes than invert

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40
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explain how hox genes can cause diff of cells

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41
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point mutation

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change in a single nucleotide

42
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substitution

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1 or more nucleotides replaced

43
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insersion

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addtion os bases

44
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deletion

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removal of bases

45
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possible effects of substitution on protein sturcture and function

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change in primary sturcutre

neutral due to degenerate nature of genetic code

46
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poss eff of ins/del on stuc and finc of proteins

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frameshift, moving reading frame of seq
incorr bases read
changes every codn after point of mutation

47
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when does del/ins not res in frame shift, eff on protein

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if multiples of 3 as correspond w/

protin formed still aff as new aa added

48
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eff of diff mutaions

A

neutral- no eff on p.type
benficial- useful chara
harmful- intefre w/ essential processes

49
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when do mutations often occur

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DNA rep in somatic cells

50
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what increases the rate of mutations

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mutagens

51
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silent mutations

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neutra, in introns, incl del/ins

52
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nonsense

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codon becoming stop codon instead of aa, prod shortened protein

53
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transcriptional level

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alter conditions to allow RNA polymerase to bind

54
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post-translational level

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modifying the polypeptides to mke proteins of specific functions

55
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post-transcriptional level

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