Chapter 15- Regulation Of Gen Expression Flashcards

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Operon

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The point on DNA where a restriction enzymes binds

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Operator

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The on off switch of a DNA

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Depressor

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A protein that attaches to the Operon and disables RNA polymerase attaching

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Regulatory gene

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A gene where a the repressor protein is made

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Core pressed

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A thing that attaches to an repressor and turns it on

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cAMP

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A molecule that is an activator the is accumulated whe. Glucose is less

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Inducer

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Disables a corepressor

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Activator

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Simulates transcription

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Differential gene expression

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Difference between cell types

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Histone acetylation

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When the histones are separated by the acetylene and promotes transcription

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DNA methylation

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When methyl attaches to the cytosine and doesn’t promote transcription

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Epigenetic inheritance

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The things that are not passed on with replication but not histone and methylation

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Control elements

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Segments of noncoding DNA that particular sequences bind to

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Enhancers

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Distal control elements

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Alternative RNA splicing

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Where differnent exons are taken out

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miRNA

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Single stranded RNA that is capable of breaking down RNA

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siRNA

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Same as miRNA but different in manufacturing

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RNAi

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When siRNA or miRNA breaks down RNA and blocks translation

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Nucleic acid hybrization

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One strand of a complementary DNS binding to another strand

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Nucleic acid probe

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Complementary molecule that finds the complementary genome and