chapter six Flashcards
genetics
the inheritance and expression of inherited traits
syndrome
a distinctive association of signs and symptoms occurring together
phenotype
the physical, biochemical, and physiologic traits of an individual
genes
the hereditary units transmitted from one generation to another
genome
collection of all genes
what does a genome consists of
dna, nucleotide, genetic code, dna coiling
what is a nucleotide formed by
nitrogen-containing base, five carbon sugar and phosphate
chromosomes
small bodies in the nucleus of a cell that carry the chemical instructions for the reproduction of a cell
four bases in dna
adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
four types of rna
messenger rna, transfer rna, ribosomal rna, heterogenous nuclear rna
messenger rna
blueprint for coding of proteins
transfer rna
transfers amino acids from the cytoplasm to the mrna
ribosomal rna
combines iwth several polypeptides to form ribosomes
herterogenous nuclear rna
precursor to mrna
what causes trisomy 21
extra copy of chromosome 21
what causes turner syndrome
one x chromosome only
what causes klinefelter syndrome
xxy chromosome
what causes cri du chat and wolf hirschhorn
deletion, cri du chat = 5 wolf hirschhorn = 4
cyclic neutropenia
decrease in the number of neutrophils and occurs in cycles every 21 - 27 days lasting 2 - 3 days