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General Genetics Flashcards

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1
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Open reading frame

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Sequence of codons bounded by a start and stop codon

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Start codon

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AUG

Methionine

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Stop codons

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UAG
UGA
UAA

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snoRNAs

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Small nucleolar RNAs

Involved in rRNA processing

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Kozak sequence

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Consensus sequence ending in AUG to start initiation of translation

GCC, RCC, AUG

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5’UT

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5’ untranslated sequence

Occured between start of codon reading and start codon

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Name 3 ribosome sites

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Exit
Peptidyl
Aminoacyl

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Nonsense mutations

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Alters codon from amino acid to stop codon

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Nonsense mediated mRNA decay

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NMD

Eliminates mRNA with nonsense mutations

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10
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Descrete chromosome compartments in interphase…

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Territories

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Channels between territories..

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Interchromosomal domains

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