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Grade 12 - Molecular Genetics > Definitions & Acronyms > Flashcards

Definitions & Acronyms Flashcards

1
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3 Prime End

A

The starting end of the polynucleotide

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5 Prime End

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the end of the polynucleotide

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3
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3’ end

A

3 prime end

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5’ end

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5 prime end

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5
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Adenine

A

nitrogenous base pair complentary with Thyamine or Uracil

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A

A

Adenine

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antiparallel

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the opposite of parallel (flipped on one side)

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8
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base pair

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mitrogneous bases that complement each other (A+T/U or C+G)

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Chargaff’s Rule

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In DNA the %C of A is equal to the %C of T and the %C of G is equal to the %C of C.

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%C

A

percent composisiton

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T

A

Thymine

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U

A

Uracil

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C

A

Cytosine

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14
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Cytosine

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a nitrogenous base pair complenentry with guanine

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15
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deoxyribose

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a ribose that is missing an oxygen

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16
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ribose

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a 5 carbon sugar

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17
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DNA

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deoxyribonucleic acid

18
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deoxyribonucleic acid

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a biological macromolecule composed of nucleotides containing deoxyriboses, phosphate groups and nitrogenous base pairs.

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dsDNA

A

double stranded DNA

20
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double stranded DNA

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double helix

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ssDNA

A

single stranded DNA

22
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single stranded DNA

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the result of splitting a double helix in order to replicate

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Guanine

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a nitrogenous base pair complentry with cytosine

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G

25
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helix

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a 3D spiral

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hydrogen bond

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a weak bond of hydrogens between a partially negative and positive charged atom

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Nucleotides

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a repeating unit of nucleic acids composed of sugar bonded with phosphate and a nitrogenous base

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purines

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a chemical structure of a double fused carbon ring (A & G)

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pyrimides

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a chemical structure of a single carbon ring (C & T)

30
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Ribonucleic acid

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a macromolecule composed of nucliotides that contain ribose

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RNA

A

ribonnucleic acid

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thymine

A

a nitrogenous base pair complentry with adenine

33
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uracil

A

a nitrogenous base pair complentry with adenine

34
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X-ray diffraction

A

analyze structure of bio. molecules

35
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Chromatin

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a non-condensed form of genetic material in a eukaryotic cell

36
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Chromosomes

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a stand-like complex of nucleic acids and protein tightly bound together

37
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Gene

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a unit of hereditary that determines a genetic trait through the production of DNA proteins and RNA molecules

38
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genome

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a complete genetic makeup/ total DNA sequance of an organism

39
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histone

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a protein that helps to compact DNA

40
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helicase

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an enzyme that unwindes the DNA during DNA replication

Grade 12 - Molecular Genetics (1 decks)

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