Heredity and Evolution Flashcards

1
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Is a long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks called monomers.

A

Polymer

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2
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  • Removal of water from molecules to form bonds and make larger molecules.
  • Monomers form larger molecules by condensation reactions.
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Dehydration Reactions

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3
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Adding Water to break bonds and make molecules smaller.

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Hydrolysis

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4
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An immerse variety of polymers can be built from a small set of ______

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monomers

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5
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Have many structures, resulting in a wide range of functions and it is also consist of one or more Polypeptides.

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Proteins

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6
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Proteins is consists of one or more

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Polypeptides

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7
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Monomers of Proteins

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Amino Acid

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8
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  • Are organic molecules possessing both carboxyl and amino groups
  • Differ in their properties due to differing side chains, called R groups
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Amino Acid Monomers

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9
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Amino Acid Monomers is linked by?

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Peptide Bonds

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10
Q

What are the Protein Structure?

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a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Quarternary

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11
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It is the unique sequence of amino acids in a polypeptides

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Primary

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12
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The folding or coiling of the polypeptides into a repeating configuration. And it includes the OR-Helix and B pleated sheet

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Secondary

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13
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It is the overall three dimensional shape of a polypeptide results from interactions between amino acids and R groups.

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Tertiary

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14
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The overall protein structures from the aggregation of two or more polypeptide subunits.

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Quarternary

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15
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It store and transmits hereditary information.

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Nucleic Acids

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16
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The units of inheritance and program the amino acid sequence of polypeptides.

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Genes

17
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What are the two types of Nucleic Acids?

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

18
Q

It stores genetic information, directs RNA synthesis and directs protein synthesis through RNA

A

DNA

19
Q

Polymers of nucleic acids

A

Polynucleotides

20
Q

Each polynucleotides consist of monomers called

A

Nucleotides

21
Q

It is made up of nucleosides and phosphate groups

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Nucleotide Monomers

22
Q

Are made up of nucleotides linked by the–OH group on the 3´ carbon of one nucleotide and the phosphate on the 5´ carbon on the next.

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Nucleotide Polymers

23
Q
  • Have two polynucleotides that spiral around an imaginary axis
  • Form a double helix
A

Cellular DNA molecules

24
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Consists of two antiparallel nucleotide strands

A

DNA Double Helix

25
Q

Help biologists sort out the evolutionary connections among species.

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Molecular Comparisons

26
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Single ring bases

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Pyrimidines (C, T)

27
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Double ring bases

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Purine (A, G)

28
Q

Product of DNA and RNA

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Protein

29
Q

DNA consists of two ______ nucleotides

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anti parallel

30
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Steps of Central Dogma

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  1. Synthesis of mRNA in the nucleus
  2. Movement of mRNA into cytoplasm via nuclear pore
  3. Synthesis of protein