Final Exam Chapter 4 Flashcards
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Genes and Chromosomes
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Chromosomes carry genes
2
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Genes and enzymes
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Genes specify the amino sequence of proteins
3
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Structure of DNA
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- Double Helix
- Hydrogen Bonds between purines and pyrimidines
- AT
- GC
4
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Replication of DNA
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- Semiconservative
- Two strands separate and are templates
5
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Role of Messenger RNA (mRNA)
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mRNA moves information from DNA to ribosomes
6
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Genetic Code
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- tRNA serves as adapters between amino acids and mRNA
- Used during Translation
7
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RNA viruses and reverse transcription
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- DNA is synthesized from RNA
- First discovered in retrovirus
8
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Restriction endonuclease
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Cleave specific DNA sequences making defined fragments of DNA
9
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DNA Sequencing
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Next generation sequencing
