DNA&RNA Flashcards

1
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process by which the instructions in the dna are converted into a functional product

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Central Dogma

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2
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translate the Mrna codons to correct amino acids

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Transfer RNA

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3
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binds mRna and Trna

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Ribosomal RNA

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4
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transcribes the DNA nucleotide to Rna nucleotide

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Messenger RNA

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5
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Four Nitrogenous Bases of the DNA

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Adenine - Thymine (Purines)
Guanine - Cytosine (Purines)
Thymine - Adenine (Pyrimidines)
Cytosine - Guanine (Pyrimidines)

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6
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Four Nitrogenous Bases of the RNA

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Adenine - Uracil
Guanine - Cytosine
Thymine - Adenine
Cytosine - Guanine

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7
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It is what binds the nitrogenous bases

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Hydrogen bases

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8
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its the backbone of the DNA

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Phosphate and sugar (deoxyribose)

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9
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it is a molecule that contains the biological instruction that make each species unique, and it has a shape of a double helix

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

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10
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these are one-carbon nitrogen ring bases.

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Pryimidines

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11
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these are two-carbon nitrogen ring

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Purines

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12
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It helps in the synthesis of proteins in our body. This nucleic acid is responsible for the production of new cells in the human body. It is usually obtained from the DNA molecule.

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Ribonucleic Acid

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13
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The complete DNA instruction book

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Genome

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14
Q

How many chromosomes does a human have?

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23 pairs

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15
Q

he is discoverer of the structure of DNA in 1958.

A

Francis Click

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16
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The process by which the DNA instructions are converted into the functional product

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gene expression

17
Q

three nucleotides in the mRNA molecule is called a;

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Codon

18
Q

its main job is to make the proteins that living things
need to grow.

A

DNA

19
Q

its main job is to make the proteins that living things
need to grow.

A

DNA

20
Q

It affects the sex cells of an organism by changing the sequence of nucleotides within a gene in a sperm or an egg cell.

A

Mutations

21
Q

It is a permanent change in the DNA sequence

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Gene Mutation

22
Q

It occurs at the chromosome level resulting in gene deletion, duplication or rearrangement that may occur during the cell cycle and meiosis.

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Chromosomal Mutation

23
Q

one chromosome is swapped with another chromosome

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one chromosome is swapped with another chromosome

24
Q

loss of genetic material

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Deletion

25
Q

a duplicate part of the chromosome

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Duplication

26
Q

A flipped part in the chromosome

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Inversion

27
Q

gets inserted to another chromosome

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Insertion

28
Q

this is caused by a deletion part of the short arm of chromosome 5 (high-pitched cries that sounds like a cat)

A

Cri du chat

29
Q

It is an abnormality in the number of chromosomes in a cell due to loss or duplication.

A

Aneuploidy

30
Q

caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 (moderate mental retardation)

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Down Syndrome

31
Q

trisomy 18 (mental retardation and 99% die in infancy)

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Edward Syndrome

32
Q

terminal 11q (a very rare deletion disorder)
Stiff neck

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Jacobsen Syndrome

33
Q

men with this condition tend to have longer arms and legs (shy and quiet) (XXY)

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Klinfelter Syndrome

34
Q

Female sexual characteristics are underdeveloped.
They often have a short stature, low hairline, abnormal eye features and bone development and a “caved-in” appearance to the chest (OX)

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Turner Syndrome

35
Q

chromosomal disorder that affects male and is caused by an extra y chromosome (XYY)

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Jacob Syndrome

36
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trisomy X and 47 caused by an extra X chromosome in a female cell.

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Triple X Syndrome