Chemicals of life Flashcards

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What different types of cells are involved in behaviour?

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Neurons, glial cells (brains)
Receptor cells (sensory organs)
Ganglion cells (PNS)

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Where are genes located?

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On chromosomes (DNA coils around histones)

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What is a gene?

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a length of DNA that contains the information for construction a particular protein

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What is transcription and translation?

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DNA to RNA and RNA to protein

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What are proteins?

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Enzymes, messengers, structural components

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What is myelin?

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