Chapter 1 Lecture Flashcards
1
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Genes
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Theory of inheritance
2
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Diploid
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Two copies of a gene
3
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Junk DNA
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Biologically important DNA is stored in islands here
4
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Neutral mutations
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Phenotypically silent
5
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Natural Selection
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Preserves sequences of functional importance
6
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Protein Domains
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Modular units from which larger proteins are built
7
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Genotype
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Creates phenotype through proteins
8
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Alternative Splicing
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Allows one gene to code for multiple protein variants
9
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Gene Expression Patterns
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Control phenotype
10
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Control Gene Expression
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- Transcription Factors
- Histone Modifications
11
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Unconventional RNA
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Affects the expression of genes
12
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Eukaryotic Gene Expression
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- Transcriptional control
- RNA processing control
- RNA transport and localization control
- Translation control
- mRNA degradation control
- Protein activity control
13
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Speciation and Gene Duplications
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Give rise to related families of genes
14
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Gene Homology
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Based on different evolutionary pathways
15
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Orthologs and Homologs
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Evolutionary development of gene families
